My hometown, and as it seems many others, actually uses an underground well system to supply water to most of the houses.  The well for our house can be seen from the front window, looking like two identical large mounds.  We even planted grass back on top to make it look even more natural.  To get the water from here to our house, we have a high-pressure jet pump in our basement, which is connected to the underground well.  This jet pumps water into two huge containers that can store it for future use.  The only problem with this system is that during a power outage, we can only use the finite amount of water that we have saved up.  After the water is used for cooking, cleaning, or bathing, it is then filtered back into the ground so it can be used again in the system.  I feel is one of the better systems out there for water usage as it uses very little power and is very sustainable.

My attempt to live on two gallons of water a day came close being successful, due to my habit of drinking almost two gallons of bottled water alone.  The showering was the first thing I cut back on, taking one that take probably less than 5 minutes total.  Next, as I brushed my teeth I made sure to turn off the water instead of letting it run the entire time. The only downfall was my habit to have a water bottle on me at almost all times of the day. This was definitely my biggest priority, because I hate the uncomfortable feeling of being dehydrated.  Geography would make a huge difference in this experiment because if I were to live in a much hotter climate, I would be sweating a lot more doing random activities.  This will lead me to take one or even two extra showers.  There are also many other reasons it could change, such as a lack of access to water.  Overall, I feel my experiment went a lot better than I thought it would have.