{"id":90259,"date":"2023-02-19T11:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T19:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=90259"},"modified":"2023-02-17T15:33:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T23:33:14","slug":"micro-sustainability-monday-water-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2023\/02\/19\/micro-sustainability-monday-water-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro-Sustainability Monday: Water Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know Oregon has been in a drought for the past 23 years? One place you can help conserve water is in the bathroom. The average toilet flush uses 1.6 gallons of water. Now, we can\u2019t tell you to go to the bathroom less, but you can make an impact in other ways.<\/p>\n<p>The typical shower head uses 2.5 gallons of water per minute, the average shower takes eight minutes, and the water usage per shower is 20 gallons. How long is your average shower? 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