I live in the country and found out about a week ago that my well is going dry. I have a large cistern that feeds 2 houses which I was able to find a farmer to put 3500 gallons of water in last Thursday. I have contacted a well drilling company as well as researching whether it's possible for me to hook up to city water (which can be accessed just on the other side of Hwy 34). Both options will take a few months before I can get hooked up. Anyway Google says the average person uses 3000 gallons a month or 12,000 gallons for a family of 4. That seems high, but maybe I'm wrong. I won't be watering the lawn, livestock, or filling a pool. I'm trying to figure out how often I will need to ask the farmer to put in an additional 1200 gallons or so until I can get hooked up to a new water source.