In 2016, a new water use study of approximately 1,000 single-family homes was published, highlighting water use across the U.S. and Canada. This study was based on consumption data from 23,749 homes provided by 23 participating utilities. Corresponding surveys were obtained from 4,643 single-family residences. Then, in nine of the utilities (shown with yellow dots on map below), 900 homes were selected for additional end-use sampling.A similar study was published in 1999 (REU1999), but the 2016 study (REU2016) includes more varied study site locations, hot-water usage data, more detailed landscape analysis, and additional water rate analysis. Overall, the 2016 study
