Conserve Water Outside

The summer is here and everyone is using more water to keep their lawns looking fresh. Last week we shared some ways to balance your water usage and conserve water inside your home. Here are ways to save water outside:

• Minimize evaporation by watering during the early morning hours, when temperatures are cooler and winds are lighter.
• Divide watering cycle into shorter periods to reduce runoff and allow for better absorption.
• Put down a layer of mulch to slow moisture evaporation and discourage weed growth.
• Weed regularly. Weeds compete with other plants for water, nutrients, and light.
• Use a hose nozzle and turn off the water while you wash your car.
• Sweep sidewalk and driveway with a broom instead of washing away dirt with a hose.
• Cover pools and spas to reduce water evaporation.
  

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Conserve Water in the Bathroom

The summer is here and everyone is using more water to keep their lawns looking fresh. Last week we shared some ways to balance your water usage and conserve water inside your home. Here are ways to save water in the bathroom:

• Take a five-minute (or less) shower instead of a bath.
• If you do take a bath, plug tub before turning water on and adjust the temperature as the tub fills up.
• Install a water-saving shower head.
• Fix all running toilets.
• Drop tissue in the trash instead of in the toilet to eliminate unnecessary flushing.
  

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Conserve Water in the Kitchen

The summer is here and everyone is using more water to keep their lawns looking fresh. Last week we shared some ways to balance your water usage and conserve water inside your home. Here are ways to save water in the kitchen:

• Limit dishwasher use to full loads. Let really dirty dishes/pans soak to speed washing.
• Use one glass each day for your drinking water to cut down on the number of times you use the dishwasher.
• Store drinking water in the refrigerator to keep cold instead of running the tap when you want cool water.
• When washing by hand, fill one sink with wash water and the other with rinse water.
• Don’t use running water to thaw food – defrost in refrigerator or microwave.
• Install an instant water heater near the kitchen sink to avoid running the water while it heats up.

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Conserve Water this Summer

The summer is here and everyone is using more water to keep their lawns looking fresh. Here are a few ways to balance your water usage and conserve water inside your home:

• Turning off the water while your brush your teeth can save 4 gallons of water a minute. That's 200 gallons a week for a family of four!
• Turning off the water while you shave can save more than 100 gallons of water a week.
• Fixing a leak can save 500 gallons of water each month.
• Every toilet flush you eliminate can save between two and seven gallons of water.
• Taking showers instead of baths can save 30 gallons of water. (Filling up the bathtub uses about 50 gallons of water!)
• Keeping your shower under 5 minutes can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
• Using a water-saving shower head can save your family 500 gallons a week.
  

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