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THE
NEED FOR WATER CONSERVATION
We
all understand why it is important to do our part to conserve the earth's
natural resources. One of the major resources that we can affect is water.
With a little care on our part, we can easily reduce our use of water by
50% or more. In most US homes, more water is wasted every day than is
actually used for what it is intended. That fact makes significant
conservation possible in every household in America.
CONSERVATION
OUTSIDE YOUR HOME
Landscape
irragation accounts for 70% of the water used by an average single
residence home in the US.
You
can make a difference:
CONSERVATION
INSIDE YOUR HOME 
BATHROOM
Bathroom
use accounts for about 75% of the water used inside the home.
- Install
an Instant Hot Water System (save
up to 11,000 gals/yr).
- Check
for leaks in toilets and faucets and fix them (save up to 73,000
gals/yr).
- Replace
older toilets with higher efficiency toilets (save up to 5
gals/flush).
- Install
low-flow showerheads (save up to 2
gals/minute).
KITCHEN
Kitchen
use accounts for about 8% of the water used inside the home.
- Replace
or retrofit old RO units with Zero Waste technology
(save 14,000 gals/yr).
- Don't
rinse dishes before loading dishwasher (save 20
gals/load).
- Use
dishwasher instead of washing dishes by hand.
- Wash
only full loads in dishwasher.
- Install
a low-flow faucet aerator (save 1 to 2 gals/minute).
- Replace
older dishwasher with water saving model (save 3 gals/load
- Replace
old water softener with a water saving softener
(save up to 10,000 gal/yr).
- Wash
only full loads in the clothes washer.
- Replace
old clothes washer with new water-saving model (save up to 40
gals/load).
- Insulate
hot water pipes to avoid long
delays.
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