Saving water saves money and according to our research, Americans can save billions of dollars. To understand how much we can save, let’s first understand how much water we use.

The built environment in the US uses 28 trillion gallons of water each year.1https://www.epa.gov/watersense/statistics-and-facts; http://blog.hydrotech.solutions/10-tips-for-commercial-building-water-savings The estimated water lost to leaks and other unwanted use across all property types exceeds 5 trillion gallons2https://www.epa.gov/watersense/fix-leak-week, or 18% of total water use.

In addition to the cost of that lost water, the related costs of sewage, energy and water damage are key components in analyzing the economic impact of unwanted water use. When taking these into account, unwanted water use in the built environment costs Americans over $62 billion every year.

Unwanted Water Use Costs Americans $62+ billion Every Year