By: Tiffany Hebets

Water Conservation

• Water is very important to everyday life, Water is very important to everyday life, so we have to save every drop that we so we have to save every drop that we can. can.

• It is when you reduce the usage It is when you reduce the usage of water and recycling of waste of water and recycling of waste water for different purposes water for different purposes such as cleaning, manufacturing, such as cleaning, manufacturing, and agricultural irrigation etc.and agricultural irrigation etc.

• You can save water by doing the You can save water by doing the littlest things.littlest things.

• Water conservation involves Water conservation involves both indoor and outdoorboth indoor and outdoor water water usages.usages.

• Keep your showers down to five Keep your showers down to five minutes or less using a low-flow minutes or less using a low-flow showerheadshowerhead

• Take shallow baths, no more than 3 Take shallow baths, no more than 3 inches of waterinches of water

• Replace your regular showerheads with low-flow showerheads

Showers:Showers:

Bathroom Bathroom usesuses

• Never let the water run while Never let the water run while brushing your teeth or shaving brushing your teeth or shaving

• Flush the toilet only when Flush the toilet only when necessary. Never use the toilet necessary. Never use the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket as an ashtray or wastebasket

• Replace your older model toilets Replace your older model toilets with new ultra-low-flush modelswith new ultra-low-flush models

House usesHouse uses• Repair all leaky faucets, fixtures Repair all leaky faucets, fixtures

and pipes both inside and outside and pipes both inside and outside your home. your home.

• When doing the laundry, never When doing the laundry, never wash less than a full load wash less than a full load

• If you have a dishwasher, run it If you have a dishwasher, run it only when you have a full load only when you have a full load

• Rinse vegetables and fruits in a Rinse vegetables and fruits in a sink or a pan filled with water sink or a pan filled with water instead of under running water.instead of under running water.

• Never hose down your patio or Never hose down your patio or balcony, always use a broom or blower balcony, always use a broom or blower

• Water your lawn and landscaping Water your lawn and landscaping before dawn or after the sun sets before dawn or after the sun sets when there’s less evaporation. Adjust when there’s less evaporation. Adjust your sprinklers so they don’t spray on your sprinklers so they don’t spray on sidewalks, driveway or street. sidewalks, driveway or street.

• If you have a pool, use a cover to cut If you have a pool, use a cover to cut down evaporation. This will also keep down evaporation. This will also keep your pool cleaner and reduce the need your pool cleaner and reduce the need to add chemicalsto add chemicals

Outdoors:

• Take your car to a car wash that recycles Take your car to a car wash that recycles its wash water. If washing your car at its wash water. If washing your car at home, use a bucket of water and sponge. home, use a bucket of water and sponge. Rinse quickly at the end. Never allow the Rinse quickly at the end. Never allow the hose to run continuously hose to run continuously

• Don’t allow children to play with the hose Don’t allow children to play with the hose • Set lawn mower blades one notch higher Set lawn mower blades one notch higher

since longer grass reduces evaporation. since longer grass reduces evaporation. Leave grass clippings on your grass, this Leave grass clippings on your grass, this cools the ground and holds in moisture cools the ground and holds in moisture