Analyst

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  How much water do you use every day in your home? As the analyst you are an important part of the water conservation team.  You must become familiar with the average water usage in the United States and specifically in Las Vegas, NV.  You will also take the data your team has collected from the previous week and organize the information.  You will then share your data with the hydrologist and historian to create a water conservation plan for the people of Las Vegas and help save the fountain!

 

Use the links below to locate the following pieces of data about Las Vegas and create a data table to organize the information:
 

  • population,

  • population trends,

  • birth/death rate,

  • average household size,

  • average daily household water use,

  • average daily casino and hotel water usage,

  •  number of pools,

  • amount of water being purchased from other areas,

  • United States average daily water use 

 
Once your team members have completed the seven days of tallies your job is to analyze the information. 
 
  • Add up the number of times each activity is done by each member of the household and enter these numbers in the section of the chart that is labeled "Total Number of Times". 
  • For each activity, an estimated amount of water used for the activity is provided. Multiply this number by the "Total Number of Times" the activity is done by each household member to get the "Total Weekly Water Use". 
  • Add up all the numbers in the "Total Weekly Water Use" column and enter this number at the bottom. This is the "Total Weekly Water Use by this Household ".
  • Use the formulas provided on the directions to find out the estimated total amount of water use for the household for the week, the average estimated amount per day, per person.
  • Rank the water using activities from greatest to least amount of water.

 
Using all team member's data and your answers to the questions above, summarize the information.
Use the different links listed here to locate the necessary information:
   

 

 

 

 

Designed by

Kristin Caputo & Jason Muller
(kcaputo@wyckoffschools.org) (jmuller@ramapo.edu)