Denver Water serves about a quarter of the state's population but uses less than two percent of all water, treated and untreated, in Colorado.
Total retail treated water use by category:
- 47 percent single-family homes
- 23 percent business and industry
- 20 percent multifamily homes
- 6 percent irrigation-only
- 4 percent public agencies
Average single-family residential customer’s water usage:
- 50 percent outdoor use
- 12 percent toilet
- 11 percent shower
- 9 percent clothes washer
- 8 percent faucet
- 5 percent leaks
- 3 percent other
- 1 percent bath
- 1 percent dishwasher