| While we take water for granted, in many
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| | Most also have an automatic load-to-water
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| parts of the world clean, running water
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| | adjustment, and some have a suds-saver
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| is non existent or in extremely limited
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| | option that drains wash water into your
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| and difficult supply yet many of us, with
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| | laundry tub to be reused for another
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| a virtually unlimited supply, waste it -
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| | load.10. Instead of using water with a
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| knowingly or unknowingly.Droughts are
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| | kitchen sink disposal unit, start a
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| cause for concern in some parts because
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| | compost pile in the yard with vegetable
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| of the low level of water supply. Water
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| | and fruit waste.Outdoors:1. Check for
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| and water conservation is absolutely
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| | leaking taps and pipes. If you have a
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| necessary to our survival, and with
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| | water meter, do a test to satisfy
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| growing populations it's straining our
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| | yourself you don't have leaks. Read your
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| infrastructure and water resources to the
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| | meter then leave for a two-hour period
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| limits. Costs for providing water to our
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| | when no water is being used. If the
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| homes and industry will escalate but so
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| | reading is exactly the same you can be
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| will the need to look for new resources.
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| | assured you're OK. If not you have a leak
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| We can minimize those costs to ourselves
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| | somewhere on your property that needs to
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| (and ultimately to our environment) by
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| | be fixed.2. Find leaks and fix. Check
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| carrying out a few simple water saving
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| | first for dripping faucets and replace
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| methods in our homes. Here are a few
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| | washers where necessary. Even if taps
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| tips:
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| | are turned off hard, they can still drip
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| Indoors:1. Take shorter showers AND get
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| | and this is a sure sign washers are going
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| a low flow showerhead. They are
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| | bad. It sounds amazing but a drip rate
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| inexpensive to buy but get one that uses
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| | of one drop per second wastes 1,000
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| less than 2.5 gallons per minute. You
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| | liters per month (about 3,000 US gallons
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| won't notice the difference in your
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| | per year). Toilets can also leak. It's
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| showing enjoyment, but you will if you
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| | easy to check this by putting a few drops
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| have low water pressure - you'll in fact
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| | of food coloring in the tank. The color
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| get a better shower with a low flow
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| | will appears in the bowl after about half
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| showerhead. Some models have a great
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| | an hour if you have a leak. So replace
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| idea! They allow you to control the flow
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| | worn parts - they're cheap and the
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| while you suds up, then increase the
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| | repairs are easily done.3. Mulch your
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| water again for rinsing.2. Turn the water
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| | garden. Mulch is a layer of material
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| off while brushing your teeth or shaving.
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| | spread on top of the soil to conserve
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| You'll be surprised just how much water
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| | moisture, discourage the growth of weeds
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| can be wasted this way. Teach your
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| | and even out soil temperature - it can
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| children the same good practices.3. Avoid
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| | keep up to 70% more water in the soil.
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| flushing toilets unnecessarily. Don't
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| | Beware of using green lawn clippings -
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| put anything except toilet waste into the
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| | they can pack down quite hard and become
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| toilet. Dead spiders, hair balls,
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| | a barrier stopping water getting to the
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| cosmetic pads and other trash belong in
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| | plants. Better to put them into the
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| the garbage can, not the toilet.
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| | compost pile and let them break down.4.
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| Unfortunately toilets are responsible for
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| | Water less often but more deeply, and
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| a huge part of household water usage
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| | aerate the lawn with a fork for more
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| (30-40%). Which leads to the next tip
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| | efficient lawn care. Use drought
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| ...4. Replace older toilets. The new
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| | tolerant grass.5. Add wetting agents to
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| water efficient dual flush systems
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| | your garden, lawns and tub plants to keep
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| available now save a huge amount of water
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| | water (and nutrients) in the soil. Kitty
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| compared to toilets 10 years old or
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| | litter can also be used to hold water in
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| older: The current standard full flush
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| | the soil but it does tend to stick
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| for solid waste is 1.6 gallons per flush
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| | together in lumps, so mix it in with the
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| - the half flush for liquid waste is .8
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| | soil.6. Seek information on plants that
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| gallons per flush ... compare this to 3.5
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| | are not water hungry. Also group
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| to 7
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| | together plants that have the same water
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| gallons per flush!5. Attach aerators on
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| | requirements.7. Try to water as late or
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| all the faucets in your home. They allow
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| | as early as possible to reduce
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| air to be mixed in with the water so less
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| | evaporation from your garden, and using a
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| water comes through the taps.6. To adjust
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| | trigger nozzle on the hose will save
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| water temperature, turn down one tap
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| | water.8. Raise the lawn mower blade to at
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| instead of turning up the other because
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| | least three inches. A lawn cut higher
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| it uses less water and achieves the same
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| | encourages grass roots to grow deeper,
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| result.7. Collect the water that comes
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| | shades the root system and holds soil
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| from hot taps While waiting for the hot
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| | moisture.
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| water to reach you. It normally goes down
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| | If we practice our own water
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| the drain, but can be used for watering
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| | conservation methods at home we encourage
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| plants and cleaning. In areas of extreme
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| | our children to accept that our natural
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| water shortage pop a bucket in the shower
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| | resources are in limited supply -
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| to collect shower water and this can also
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| | something they'll have to come to terms
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| be used on the garden.8. Keep a jug
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| | with in the future. And something our
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| bottle of water in the fridge for
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| | present generation too often chooses to
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| drinking. This will save waiting for
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| | ignore.Author: Carmel Muggeridge.
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| water to run cool and, if you're on
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| | Besides being the owner of a website with
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| municipal water, it will reduce the
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| | great credit card offers, Carmel is a
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| chlorine content as it sits in the
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| | passionate supporter of good health, our
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| fridge.9. Run washer or dishwasher when
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| | environment and all things natural.All
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| you have full loads OR adjust the water
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| level for smaller loads. Front-load
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| | as long as the content remains intact and
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| washers use about a third less water than
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| | unchanged and links remain active.
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| top-loading (and less washing powder).
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