The average faucet has a flow rate of about 2 gallons per minute.  A healthy person requires about 1 gallon of water each day to survive.  One minute of wasted water could keep a person alive for 2 days.

This is a striking statistic.  Yet, it's still easy and tempting to turn on a faucet in the kitchen and let it run and run and run...while you do dishes, wash the produce, run the garbage disposal.

Luckily, there are two plumbing features that make wasted water a thing of the past.

First, consider faucets with on/off sensors, especially in restrooms.  These faucets can save as much as 70% over the manual version, and they promote healthier hand washing by eliminating the need to touch the wet, germy faucet.

And secondly, think about having a pedal system installed at the sinks in your kitchen or perhaps even the restrooms.  Foot pedals will save time and money, by reducing the steps taken to complete a task at the sink and by cutting back on wasted water.  In addition, foot pedals promote a more sanitary environment by eliminating the risk of contaminated faucet handles.