Water Saving Tips
Save Water and Lower Your Budget!
Nine ways to save water in the bathroom
- Check all toilets for leaks
- Do not use the toilet as an ash tray or wastebasket
- Put a plastic bottle in your toilet tank
- Take shorter showers
- Install water-saving shower heads or flow restrictors
- Take baths
- Turn off the water while brushing teeth
- Turn off the water while shaving
- Check faucets and pipes for leaks
5 ways to save water in the kitchen and laundry
- Use an automatic dishwasher only for full loads
- Don’t let the faucet run while cleaning vegetables
- Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator
- When washing dishes by hand, don’t leave the water running while rinsing
- Check faucets and pipes for leaks
10 ways to save water outside
- Water the lawn only when needed
- Deep soak your lawn
- Water during the coolest part of the day
- Don’t water the gutter
- Plant drought resistant trees and plants
- Put a layer of mulch around trees and plants
- Use a broom instead of a hose to clean driveways and sidewalks
- Don’t let the water run while washing the car
- Do not let children play with the hose and sprinklers
- Check for leaks in pipes, hoses, faucets and couplings
“The average family uses about 650 gallons of water per day”