Ways To Prevent Water Waste

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• Use your automatic dishwasher only for full loads.
• Use your automatic washing machine only for full loads.
• If you wash dishes by hand, don’t leave the water running for rinsing.
• Don’t let the faucet run while you clean vegetables.
• Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator.
• Check your toilet for leaks.
• Stop using the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket.
• Take shorter showers.
• Install water saving shower heads or flow restrictors.
• Turn off the water after you wet your toothbrush.
• Rinse your razor in the sink.
• Water your lawn only when needed.
• Deep-soak your lawn.
• Water during the cool parts of the day.
• Plant draught-resistant trees and plants.
• Put a layer of mulch around trees and plants.
• Use a broom, not a hose, to clean driveways and sidewalks.
• Don’t run the hose while washing the car.
• Tell your children not to play with the hose and sprinklers.
• Check for leaks in pipes, hoses, faucets, and couplings.