| Whether you are trying to teach your children good | | | | water through reducing the water that flows through |
| habits or you are trying to live a less ecologically | | | | it while keeping the velocity of the water high. |
| wasteful lifestyle, you'll find that conserving water | | | | 3. Repair leaks |
| should be at the top of your list of goals. Water is a | | | | Are there any leaks in your home? If there are, |
| resource that many of us take for granted. | | | | make sure that you replace them as soon as |
| Conserving water can save you money on your | | | | possible. One way to figure out if you have leaks is |
| water bill, but you will also find that it can save on | | | | to check your water meter before and after a |
| pollution as well. When your municipal water system is | | | | period where there is no water being used. This |
| overloaded, there is a much better chance that you | | | | should tell you if there is a leak in the home. |
| will see water that is more polluted. Water is wasted | | | | Remember that a leak may only represent the loss |
| when we are not paying attention to how we are | | | | of a small amount of water, but it is consistent. |
| using. Virtually every way that you use water can be | | | | 4. Reuse water |
| wasteful unless you keep an eye on it! | | | | One of the best ways to get use out of your water |
| When you want to conserve water in your home, | | | | is to use it twice. When you bathe or shower or |
| here are five useful tips to keep in mind. | | | | when you rinse something out, you'll find that using |
| 1. Go to the car wash | | | | the water to do something else, like watering the |
| It sounds counter intuitive, but the truth of the | | | | vegetables, can go a long way towards helping you |
| matter is that you will waste a lot more water | | | | reduce the amount of water you use. |
| washing your car at home. The car wash needs to | | | | 5. Doing ecologically friendly laundry. |
| obey regulations on gray water recycling and good | | | | When you are looking at conserving water in your |
| disposal of cleaning chemicals in their water. When | | | | home, you'll find that the laundry is something that |
| you wash your car at home, the water does not get | | | | needs some attention. If you can afford it, look for a |
| recycled, and cleaning chemicals will find their way | | | | washer that is specifically meant to conserve water, |
| into the sewers. | | | | and don't do laundry unless you have a full load. |
| 2. Water saving shower heads | | | | Similarly, if you have a clothesline, you can save |
| Unless you take a five minute shower, the amount | | | | power as well by hanging your clothes up. |
| of water that you use when you shower is roughly | | | | Take some time to consider how to conserve water |
| similar to the amount of water that is used when | | | | in your home. Not only can it save you money, you |
| you take a bath. To make sure that your water is | | | | will also find that it can also help you do your part in |
| really saving you water, consider putting in a water | | | | terms of conservation! |
| saving shower head. A shower head that saves you | | | | |