Americans drink more than One BILLION glasses of water per day.
On average, 50-70% of home water is used outdoors for watering lawns and gardens. Daily indoor per capita water use in a home with no water-conserving fixtures is 74 gallons.
Toilets are the number one biggest water user in the home. Approximately 28% of the home's water is used here.
Would you believe showers use almost 15% more water than the average bath?
By installing more efficient water fixtures and regularly checking for leaks, you can reduce daily per capita water use by almost 30%.
Average household water use annually = 127,400 gallons. Average daily household water use = 350 gallons.
It takes about 4,776 gallons of water to raise a Christmas tree.
After thanksgiving dinner in 1999, 16.4 million Americans watched football. At half-time, American toilets flushed 16.4 million times and used 48.5 million gallons of water.
Jackson County Public Water Supply District 12 is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Jackson County Public Water Supply District 12
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Jackson County Public Water Supply District 12 has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Jackson County Public Water Supply District 12 regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.