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World Water Day, March 22, 2012

By Carol Zingone

Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Network Realty BK 3030920

March 21, 2012 06:04 AM

Did you know tomorrow is World Water Day?

Water is a valuable resource, and clean water is something we often take for advantage:

Here are some easy tips you can use to lower your water usage (or water footprint):

Take shorter showers, under 5 minutes or about two songs. This can save 13 gallons per morning per shower.
Use your dishwasher! I know, this sounds like bad advice, but your dishwasher does a better job washing dishes than you do. Lose the pre-rinse cycle, and the heated drying. Want to be even more efficient? Run yours when it's cooler, like overnight (which is what I do), so you don't make your AC work harder while you wash your dishes. This can save another 425 gallons of water when you run your FULL dishwasher.
Go meatless. Burgers use more water than veggies. Trading off meat for one month can save 620 gallons!

So, celebrate World Water Day with a shorter shower, a veggie meal filled day, and your dishwasher!

World Water Day 2012

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Karen Hawkins, MBA - Langley & Surrey, BC

Royal Pro Real Estate Network - Langley, BC

I didn't know that Mar 22 was World Water Day, Carol - definitely a great day to promote the importance of water (and to note how many in the world are challenged in having that)!

Mar 21, 2012 06:16 AM

Karen Anne Stone

New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth Real Estate

Carol... there are so many different ways that we waste water. People are just so used to having an endless supply of it... they just don't think about conservation. I am lucky to live in an area like Fort Worth, where there is an ample supply of water.

Mar 21, 2012 06:23 AM

Carol Zingone

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Network Realty - Jacksonville Beach, FL

Global Realtor in Jax Beach, FL - ABR, CRS, CIPS

Karen: I know this was news to me as well! Especially how much water it takes to get a hamburger!

Karen: We still need to conserve our water supplies; they might now always be so ample.

Mar 21, 2012 06:46 AM

Adam Malachi

A 2 Z Realty LLC - Castle Rock, CO

QSC,CDPE,CIPS,CNE,CRB,CRS,GRI,MRE,SFR

Great post! excellent informations to promote the importance of water!

Thanks for sharing,

Adam

Mar 21, 2012 01:50 PM

Conrad Allen

Re/Max Professional Associates - Webster, MA

Webster, Ma, Realtor

Hi Carol. Happy World Water Day. Have you ever tried to get a teen age girl out of a shower in five minutes?

Mar 21, 2012 08:51 PM

James Dray

Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Well I was with you until you said go meatless. I know this sound like a cop out but medically I need and have been advised to eat all the protein I can. Soooo meat is a necessity. Enjoy the day

Mar 21, 2012 09:06 PM

Joe Petrowsky

Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT

Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

I was not aware that there was a World Water Day. If we don't protect the water in our world, future generations will be affected. These are great tip.

Thank you for sharing your post with all of us.

Mar 21, 2012 09:19 PM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I didn't know, thanks for educating me! The going meatless thing is very interesting!

Mar 23, 2012 07:41 AM

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