Get Ready for Drought
General Tips
- Follow all local municipalities’ water restrictions.
- Conserving energy also conserves water. Turn off lights and lower the air conditioner temperature when you’re not at home.
- Wash only full loads of dishes and laundry.
- Scrape dishes clean instead of rinsing with water.
- Soak dirty pans or dishes for speedier washing.
- Avoid using your garbage disposal.
- Speed-clean food by using a vegetable brush.
- Don’t use running water to defrost foods.
- Reuse clean household water, including water used to boil vegetables and shower water. Use it to water houseplants.
- Take a shower instead of a bath and save up to 30 gallons of water.
- Shorten your shower to five minutes.
- Install a water-saving showerhead.
- Think before you flush. Every eliminated flush can save between two and seven gallons of water.
- Fix leaking faucets and toilets.
- Use a glass for rinse water when brushing teeth or shaving instead of letting the faucet run.
- Install a low-flow toilet and save thousands of gallons per year.