??? 20 gallons get reused, 100% of it goes back into the system. If somehow 5% was destroyed from showering we wouldn't have any water left.

treis 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Some evaporates. It will eventually come down again as rain somewhere else but as far as the original city is concerned the water is used.

You know what they meant. They obviously mean the system controlled by us - not rain and shit.

	▲	nandomrumber 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Is this true in many places in the USA? You have seperate drainage for shower water and effluent? That’s certainly not the case here in Australia. Here, typically storm water and household waste water are carried over a common system. Usually if it rains more than 3mm in 24hrs the treatment systems are overwhelmed and untreated waste is sent out to sea. Coastal areas anyways.