SAVE WATER Inside the Home

S   Run your washing machine and dishwasher only when they are full or          set  small loads to the appropriate water setting

S Turn the water off when you brush your teeth

S Keep drinking water in the refrigerator instead of letting the faucet run           until cool

S Check your faucets, toilets, & under your sinks  for water leaks

       (A leaky toilet can waste 200 gallons of water a day.)

S Reuse fish tank water on your plants; they’ll love it.

S Wash dishes by hand, don’t leave the water running while rinsing.

S Scrape rather than rinse dishes before loading them into the                           dishwasher.

S Anytime you wash vegetables or dishes, save the water & reuse the            water in the garden

S Buy water efficient clothing and dish washers.

S Use low flush toilets(1.3 gal per flush) & low flow shower  heads. Take       shorter showers.

S Don’t pour water down the drain, reuse it on houseplants, in the garden,       or in cleaning

S Turn off water softeners or filters if you are away on vacation

S Empty your dehumidifier into your washer or onto house plants

SAVE WATER Outside the Home

S Choose native plants that require less water

S Reduce your lawn size, use native grasses, & mow  less frequently

S Use low flow drip irrigation; water early or late to minimize evaporation

S Sweep instead of washing sidewalks & driveways

S Check to see if you are watering the sidewalks & driveways

S Trap rainwater in rain barrels & use this  water on  your gardens

S Install a rain garden to recharge your groundwater & reduce lawn size

S Water only when you need to; don’t let your timer water when it is raining

S Don’t leave water running unnecessarily while washing the car

 Water will be the Gold of this Century!

S WATER FACT: Freshwater is a limited resource in our world. Consider the fact that 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. Only 2.5 percent of this is fresh water; 97.5 percent is salt water.  Of the 2.5 %, most is locked in glaciers and ice caps with a marginal amount in clouds and humidity in the soil. That leaves us with three tenths of 1 percent!   Some of our freshwater is becoming too contaminated to be used for human consumption or is in danger of desertification (the rapid depletion of plant life and the loss of topsoil at desert boundaries and in semiarid regions, usually caused by a combination of drought and the over-exploitation of grasses and other vegetation by people).