Is the water that we use to shower recycled? (if you can do that) And how much water do people use per shower

Question

The shower-time is probably 10-15 minutes worth

Answer 1

How many cities and towns are upstream of you? That's the number of times some of the water you use in a shower is recycled. Before it reaches the ocean part of it is recycled by each of the towns/cities downstream from you. It then evaporates, is carried back over land , falls as rain, and flows into a river.

Where you pay directly for water, or water is scarce, or you are recycling your own water, it makes sense to use as little as possible to shower. Where water costs are hidden you can take long showers without feeling too guilty. You probably use 10 gal per shower, I probably use 20-30. We each dump about the same amount of pollution down the drain. I generate more CO2, of course because the water needs to be heated.

Answer 2

Shower water can be recycled just like the toilet water. But it is not common. But when recycled it can be used for plant/garden watering and that way save fresh water for the domestic use.
There is no reason why we should not use it for showering if it is properly filtered and reconditioned. may be a time will come we may have to.

Answer 3

no, the water is not recycled. as for how many gallons of water for 10-15 mins. of showering i would say about 15-20 gallons of water. some people say that you should take a bath instead. uses less water. do you sing in the shower too???

Answer 4

Assuming you have water service from the City that you live in...

1. Your city gets water two places: wells (ground water) and lakes and rivers (surface water),

2. They treat it at a treatment plant (like a surface water treatment plant) and deliver it to your house via a complex set of pipes and pumps.

3. All of the water you use (sink, toilett, shower, garden hose) is the same.

4. All of your used water (sink, toilet, shower) along with all the rainwater goes through the same set of sewers to get to a wastewater treatment plant.

5. Using enzymes and chemicals the wastewater is made clean and dumped into a local river or ocean, completing the cycle.

I'm sure your city offers tours of its wastewater treatment plant - check it out. Interesting, but bring nose plugs!

Answer 5

As far as recycling from your drain back into the showerhead, I'm sure that systems could be created to recapture the water and use it to this purpose, but if you're asking the question and don't know, more than likely, you're just watching water splash down the drain like the rest of us...

Answer 6

All the water that you use in any way is "recycled".

Any liquids that go down a drain go to the waste-water treatment plant and after many years the water trickles down through the soil back down into the groundwater and you DRINK IT!

Answer 7

16 gals is a tub full so stand in the tub plug it and then shower u tell us.. the shower water is like toilet water it goes to the sewage plant gets recycled and out again but not for drinking.this is why people have to quit showering the power hose on their cars windows and driveways for ever.. we dont want to be like india water supply

Answer 8

http://www.showersmartfaucet.com/imperial.html

28 gallons at 15 minutes standard flow?

You probably wouldn't want to use untreated recycled shower water even in the garden because of fecal matter & bacteria etc. in it.

Answer 9

The water we use today is the same water they used 1,000 years ago. Earth is constantly recycling our water so the answer to your question is yes.

Answer 10

Some cities and states allow grey water to be recycled and used to water your lawn and landscape.

Others don't and allow only one use of the water before it goes down the drain.

Grey water - bath or laundry water, household water.

Black water - toilet water. waste water.