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Water Saving Tips Inside the Home

  • Turn the faucet off while brushing your teeth.
    Use a glass of water for rinsing your teeth.
  • When shaving, use a sink filled with rinse water.
    Do not let the faucet flow.
  • Take short showers instead of baths and consider
    bathing small children together.
  • Do not use the toilet as a trash can.
  • If the shower has a single hand control or shut off valve,
    turn off the flow while soaping or shampooing.
  • Refrigerate a bottle of drinking water instead of letting
    a faucet flow until the water is cold enough to drink.
  • Turn the faucet off while cleaning vegetables. Rinse
    them in the sink with the drain closed or in a pan of water.
  • If you wash dishes by hand, do not leave the faucet
    flowing for rinsing. Instead, use a dish rack and spray
    device to rinse them. If you have two sinks, fill one with
    soapy water and one with rinse water.
  • Fill the sink with water to pre-rinse dishes before putting
    them in the dishwasher.


    Water Saving Tips Outside the Home
  • Use a broom, not a hose, to clean driveways,
    steps and sidewalks.
  • Wash the car with water from a bucket. If a hose is used,
    control the flow with an automatic shut off nozzle.
  • Water the lawn only when needed. If grass does not spring
    back after walking on it, it probably needs water.
  • Water the lawn or garden during the coolest part of the day.
    Do not water on windy days.
  • Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only.
    Do not water the street or sidewalk
  • Use soaker hoses and trickle irrigation systems to reduce
    the amount of water used for irrigation by 20 to 50 percent.
  • Use mulch around shrubs and garden plants to reduce
    evaporation from the soil surface and cut down on weed growth.
  • In landscaping, use native plants that require less care
    and water than ornamental varieties.
  • Cover the swimming pool to prevent evaporation.
  • Adjust the lawn mower to a higher setting to provide natural
    ground shade and to promote water retention by the soil.