Water conservation has become an essential practice in all regions, even in areas where water seems abundant.
In addition to saving money on your utility bill, water conservation helps prevent water pollution in nearby lakes, rivers and local watersheds. here are the easiest methods.Though some are known methods we don't follow them.Why don't we try them this summer?
1. Check faucets and pipes for leaksA small drip from a worn faucet washer can waste 20 gallons of water per day. Larger leaks can waste hundreds of gallons.2. Don't use the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasketEvery time you flush a cigarette butt, facial tissue or other small bit of trash, five to seven gallons of water is wasted.
3. Check your toilets for leaks
4. Use your water meter to check for hidden water leaksRead the house water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, there is a leak.
5. Install water-saving shower heads and low-flow faucet aerators
Inexpensive water-saving low-flow shower heads or restrictors are easy for the homeowner to install.
6. Put plastic bottles or float booster in your toilet tank
7. Insulate your water pipes. It's easy and inexpensive to insulate your water pipes with pre-slit foam pipe insulation.
8. Take shorter showers.
9. Turn off the water after you wet your toothbrush
10. Rinse your razor in the sink
11. Use your dishwasher and clothes washer for only full loads
12. Minimize use of kitchen sink garbage disposal units
Start a compost pile as an alternate method of disposing food waste. Its ecofriendly too.
13. When washing dishes by hand, don't leave the water running for rinsing
14. Don't let the faucet run while you clean vegetables
15. Keep a bottle of drinking water in the fridge.
Running tap water to cool it off for drinking water is wasteful. Store drinking water in the fridge in a safe drinking bottle.
water conservation in the yard and garden...
16. Plant drought-resistant lawns, shrubs and plants
17. Put a layer of mulch around trees and plants
Mulch will slow evaporation of moisture while discouraging weed growth.
18. Don't water the gutter Position your sprinklers so water lands on the lawn or garden, not on paved areas. Also, avoid watering on windy days
19. Water your lawn only when it needs it
A good way to see if your lawn needs watering is to step on the grass. If it springs back up when you move, it doesn't need water. If it stays flat, the lawn is ready for watering.
20. Deep-soak your lawn
21. Water during the early parts of the day
Early morning is generally better than dusk since it helps prevent the growth of fungus.
22. Add organic matter and use efficient watering systems for shrubs, flower beds and lawns
23. Don't run the hose while washing your car
Clean the car using a pail of soapy water. Use the hose only for rinsing - this simple practice can save as much as 150 gallons when washing a car.
24. Use a broom, not a hose, to clean driveways and sidewalks
25. Check for leaks in pipes, hoses, faucets and couplings
1 gallon (gal).= 3.785 litre ... 1 gallon per minute (gpm). = 60 gallon per hour; = 3.785 liter per minute
In addition to saving money on your utility bill, water conservation helps prevent water pollution in nearby lakes, rivers and local watersheds. here are the easiest methods.Though some are known methods we don't follow them.Why don't we try them this summer?
1. Check faucets and pipes for leaksA small drip from a worn faucet washer can waste 20 gallons of water per day. Larger leaks can waste hundreds of gallons.2. Don't use the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasketEvery time you flush a cigarette butt, facial tissue or other small bit of trash, five to seven gallons of water is wasted.
3. Check your toilets for leaks
4. Use your water meter to check for hidden water leaksRead the house water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, there is a leak.
5. Install water-saving shower heads and low-flow faucet aerators
Inexpensive water-saving low-flow shower heads or restrictors are easy for the homeowner to install.
6. Put plastic bottles or float booster in your toilet tank
7. Insulate your water pipes. It's easy and inexpensive to insulate your water pipes with pre-slit foam pipe insulation.
8. Take shorter showers.
9. Turn off the water after you wet your toothbrush
10. Rinse your razor in the sink
11. Use your dishwasher and clothes washer for only full loads
12. Minimize use of kitchen sink garbage disposal units
Start a compost pile as an alternate method of disposing food waste. Its ecofriendly too.
13. When washing dishes by hand, don't leave the water running for rinsing
14. Don't let the faucet run while you clean vegetables
15. Keep a bottle of drinking water in the fridge.
Running tap water to cool it off for drinking water is wasteful. Store drinking water in the fridge in a safe drinking bottle.
water conservation in the yard and garden...
16. Plant drought-resistant lawns, shrubs and plants
17. Put a layer of mulch around trees and plants
Mulch will slow evaporation of moisture while discouraging weed growth.
18. Don't water the gutter Position your sprinklers so water lands on the lawn or garden, not on paved areas. Also, avoid watering on windy days
19. Water your lawn only when it needs it
A good way to see if your lawn needs watering is to step on the grass. If it springs back up when you move, it doesn't need water. If it stays flat, the lawn is ready for watering.
20. Deep-soak your lawn
21. Water during the early parts of the day
Early morning is generally better than dusk since it helps prevent the growth of fungus.
22. Add organic matter and use efficient watering systems for shrubs, flower beds and lawns
23. Don't run the hose while washing your car
Clean the car using a pail of soapy water. Use the hose only for rinsing - this simple practice can save as much as 150 gallons when washing a car.
24. Use a broom, not a hose, to clean driveways and sidewalks
25. Check for leaks in pipes, hoses, faucets and couplings
1 gallon (gal).= 3.785 litre ... 1 gallon per minute (gpm). = 60 gallon per hour; = 3.785 liter per minute
