SURVEY RESULTS: Gray Water and Water Meters

We asked people about the use of gray/grey water and water meters.

• For gray water, we asked if people knew whether or not it was legal to use gray water in their community and whether or not they had a gray water system.
• For water meters, we asked if people knew how to read their water meters, and if they did, how often they checked them.

Summary of Gray Water Use

• More than half the respondents (66%) in Cary were not sure if gray water use is legal.
• More than half the respondents in Brisbane knew that gray water use in Brisbane is legal.
• Although gray water use is illegal in North Carolina 8% of Cary respondents said they had a gray water system.
• 42% of the Brisbane respondents had a gray water system.

Summary of Water Meter Use

• Those who checked their water meters were most likely to do it monthly in both Cary and Brisbane.  (17% in Cary and 13% in Brisbane)
• Of those who checked their meters yearly more lived in Cary than in Brisbane.
• An interesting fact pointed out to us by a survey respondent in Brisbane is that until the 1990's most residences in Brisbane did not have individual water meters.

Is it legal in your community to re-use "gray water"?

Do you have a gray water system or some method of re-using gray water?

Do you know how to check your water meter?

How often do you check your water meter?

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