- Check for leaks. Dripping faucets can waste as much as 2,700 gallons of water per year. Leaky toilets can waste as much as 200 gallons each day.
- You can checkyour toilets for leaks by placing a drop of food coloring into your toilet's tank. Don't flush. Check the water bowl in 15 minutes. If the color flows into your toilet bowl, there is probably a leak.
- Run dishwashers and clothes washers only when full. Use the load-size selector.
- Replace your showerhead with a water-efficient model. Save about 500 gallons of water per year.
- Turn the water off when brushing your teeth. Rinse with a glass of water. Save up to four gallons of water each time.
- Install a water displacement device in your toilet's tank. (A plastic bag/bottle filled with water to reduce the amount of water and still provide enough to flush.
- If you wash dishes by hand, turn the water off and on when rinsing rather than letting it run.
- Soak pans rather than scrubbing them while the water is running.
- Rinse your vegetables in a pan of cold water.
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