Conservation is an essential tool in managing our diverse supplies of high-quality drinking water.
In the Kitchen/Laundry Room
- Equip faucets with aerators.
Installing aerators on kitchen and bathroom sinks can reduce indoor water use by up to 4%. - Don’t leave the water running if you hand-wash dishes.
Fill the sink to wash and rinse dishes. - Wash full
loads only.
You'll save on water by waiting until you have a whole load of laundry or dishes. - Replace your clothes washer.
New high‐efficiency clothes washers can reduce water by up to 40%. Check for leaks.
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In the Bathroom
- Fix toilet leaks.
Toilet leaks are easy to identify and fix. To test for a toilet leak, place a few drops of food coloring or a toilet dye tablet in your tank; wait 15 minutes. If the color appears in the bowl, you have a leak. - Replace your old toilet.
If your toilet is from 1992 or earlier, you might have an inefficient model that uses 3.5 gallons per flush or more. Consider replacing it with a improved high‐efficiency toilet. A new model uses 1.3 gallons per flush or less. - Take a 5-minitue shower instead of a bath.
A full bathtub can use 25‐70 gallons of water, while a five‐minute shower uses 10-25 gallons. If you take a bath, stopper the drain immediately and adjust the temperature as you fill the tub. - Install low‐flow showerheads.
Replace older showerheads with new efficient models that use 2.5 gallons per minute or less. Older models can use up to 7 gallons of water per minute and waste thousands monthly. - Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Turn off water while you brush your teeth and save up to 4 gallons a minitue. That's up to 200 gallons a week for a family of four.