Restaurants use an average of 5,800 gallons per day of water.
Following a comprehensive water use evaluation, a Largo, Florida restaurant was given the following recommendations for water conservation:
Bathroom Retrofits
- replacing toilets with new 1.6 gallon per flush models
- installing lavatory aerators that reduced the water flow from 2.7 to 1.5 galons per minute
Potential savings of 700,00 gallons of water and $3,860 each year!
Kitchen Retrofits
- replacement of 2.8 gallon per minute automatic shut off spray nozzles with 2.0 gallon per minute models
Potential savings of 12,000 gallons of water and $84 each year!
Kitchen Modifications
- 50% flow reduction in dipper well and continuous flow sink
Potential savings of 550,000 gallons of water and $4,035 each year!