The Environmental Protection Agency’s annual “Fix a Leak Week” is approaching: March 17 through 23, 2025. According to their website, household leaks nationwide waste almost 1 trillion gallons of water a year total. The website provides info on checking for various types of leaks, videos for how to fix simple leaks like leaky faucets, and other resources:
www.epa.gov/watersense/fix-leak-week
The USGS provides a drip calculator so you can get a sense of how much water is actually going to waste. They calculated the volume of one drip to be ¼ milliliter and you can see how that adds up at:
