Turn off water while you shave or brush your teeth
Fill bathtub half full if you take a bath
Take five-minute showers if you take showers
Install a low-flow shower head
Run a full load of dishes in the dishwasher
Run a full load of laundry if you do hot have adjustable water levels
Install low-flush toilets which use 3.5 gallons per flush or for pre-1980 toilets, which use 5-7 gallons per flush, fill two plastic, one-qt bottles with sand or rocks, cap and place in toilet tank (save 10 or more gallons/day)
20-50% of water used for outdoor landscape either evaporates or runs off.
- Water lawns and gardens early in morning to reduce evaporation
- Avoid over-watering
- Water slowly
- Use sprinklers that produce large drops
- Use native plants which usually do not require as much water
- Use compost and mulch which absorb water