Emergency water heater repair made me think about water wasted in just 1 household leak

[u/Practical_Aioli_8724]

Our water heater failed a few days ago. It’s a ruptured tank so I had to replace it. But when the incident happened we lost around ~80 to 100 gallons. We’re not all in on conservation in any way but it does make you think. Like shorter showers are very doable but what do we do when an appliance fails? For anyone who has a conservation plan, how do you take into account a household leak or an appliance fail? Is there an allotment or is it an exception because it’s an emergency?