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You can painlessly save tens of thousands of gallons of water at home, with only habit changes and a few minor repairs.
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You can painlessly save tens of thousands of gallons of water at home, with only habit changes and a few minor repairs.
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Some tips from Carrie:
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While waiting for water to warm up, catch excess water in a bowl and use for houseplants or pets
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Use the dishwasher only with full loads - if you have a newer dishwasher, don't pre-rinse, it's unnecessary - just scrape plates and load the dishwasher properly
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Handwashing isn't always the most efficient approach!
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For cold drinking water, keep a pitcher in the fridge so you don't have o let the faucet run
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Make sure you have low flow faucet aerators installed
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Don't use the in-sink garbage disposal, compost instead
Bath
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Shorter showers, fewer baths (even cutting your shower by 2 minutes will save 1,000 gallons a year!)
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Low flow toilets - check to see if yours is older than 1993.
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Make sure your toilet tank is set to the right level - and check for leaks using foodcoloring
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No running water while shaving or brushing teeth! For Pete’s sake!
Garden
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Water early (before sunrise) or late (after sunset), for no more than 5-7 minutes- check for runoff and stop watering once you begin to see run off
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Make sure you're not watering the sidewalk- check sprinkler heads!
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Plant for low water use
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Mulch for water retention
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Switch to an edible landscape!
Laundry
And if this is a little overwhelming, follow our room-by-room program for slowly changing your habits over the course of a year (read more about making any habit change stick here)
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