1a. In my hometown of Doylestown, PA the water comes from systems that belong to a group called the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority which operates alongside the municipality. There are three public water systems in my county that stretch for more than 46 miles. These three systems together supply the water for the entire town. Their water comes from many wells and collected ground water. The wells used can be up to 500 feet deep and there are thirteen of them in the area. These systems then branch out to deliver water to homes like mine using underground pipes that lead directly to the water appliances. Once used, the water ends up in the public sewer systems located in Doylestown or surrounding towns that are also owned by the Bucks county Water and Sewer Authority. These public water systems supply there water for my town along with Warrington, Plumstead, Neshaminy, and other surrounding towns.

1b.

-Shower: 75 gallons

-Toilet Flushing: 24 gallons

-Drinking water: 1.5 gallons

-Washing hands/face: 10 gallons

-Brushing teeth:.5 gallon

total: 111 gallons of water per day

1c. In this experiment, I would have to focus on making sure I have enough water to drink. I would use about 100oz of the two gallons as drinking water. Another important use for water is in cooking, so I would need about 40oz of water for cooking uses. The rest of the water (116oz) would go to brushing teeth and washing my hands and face. I wouldn’t be able to flush a toilet or even take a shower because they both would require more than 2 gallons of water. This experiment would defiantly fail because I would use way more than 2 gallons. I try to turn off the sink as soon as I can when using them to save water and I also try to take shorter showers. Only 2 gallons a day isn’t even 2% of what I regularly use in a day. It is hard not to be wasteful and use too much water and water is often wasted by those who have all the water they need.