What you can do(Conserve water)

[BobTheBuilder]

Conserve water
Every day, millions of gallons of water go down the drain, sometimes as much as 5 gallons per minute in a single sink. This translates not only to hundreds of dollars in water and sewage costs per household, per year, but also to hundreds of thousands of gallons of fresh water lost to evaporation and contamination. Because the amount of H2O on the planet Earth never changes, the water we use will be used by our great-grandchildren and their great-grandchildren and so on. Saving water now not only insures a clean and plentiful supply for future generations, but can also produce appreciable savings in utility costs.

To conserve water:

Install aerators in your sinks and faucets. The pressure will remain even due to the mixing of air with the flow, but the water used can be cut by as much as 50%. These pieces of hardware are generally inexpensive and available at most home improvement stores.

Turn it off. When brushing your teeth, shaving, washing dishes or your car, up to 5 gallons of water per minute may be wasted as your faucet or hose runs idle. Simply turning off the water when not in use can add up to tremendous savings.

Use toilet tank displacement. It takes from 5 to 10 gallons of water to flush an average toilet. Low-flow toilet devices often compound this problem by requiring extra flushes to get the job done. A simple and less noticeable way to shave off a few gallons is to displace the water in your tank. Accomplish this by filling some old plastic containers with water and placing them in the tank to ‘trick’ your toilet into using less water to fill and flush.

Much of the water we use never sees its full potential. It is often used once and swirls down the drain still capable of serving many uses. This ‘gray’ water could assist in conservation.

To reuse “gray’ water:

Plug the drain when you take a shower. Collect the water and use in the garden or on houseplants. Most soaps that are safe on your skin are safe for plants. Also, save water from the final rinse cycle of your washing machine and use it to wash your car or floors.

Place rain barrels or watering cans at the corners of your house to collect runoff. Use it for a multitude of tasks that don’t require drinking quality water.

[Tom Trauberts Blues]

Originally Posted by BobTheBuilder

Use toilet tank displacement. It takes from 5 to 10 gallons of water to flush an average toilet. Low-flow toilet devices often compound this problem by requiring extra flushes to get the job done. A simple and less noticeable way to shave off a few gallons is to displace the water in your tank. Accomplish this by filling some old plastic containers with water and placing them in the tank to ‘trick’ your toilet into using less water to fill and flush.

Mines narrow, so I dropped a brick in it.

[Khalin]

In colorado we are still in a minor drought, thanks!