Definition of FEN. : low land that is covered wholly or partly with water unless artificially drained and that usually has peaty alkaline soil and characteristic flora (as of sedges and reeds).
The average American family uses more than 300 gallons of. water per day at home. Roughly 70 percent of this use occurs. indoors. In addition, there are other miscellaneous uses of water in the house which may be very significant, depending on the. degree of water conservation by the household.
Water use can vary widely between similar operations as well. For example, knit mills average 10 gallons of water per pound of production, yet water use ranges from a low of 2.5 gallons to a high of 45.2 gallons. Textile industry is a leading consumer of water and it ranks among ten top water consuming industries.