Top Ten Tips for Saving Water
Water is essential to our everyday lives. The average person in the U.S. uses between 80-100 gallons of water per day! but, our supplies are limited…only 1% of the earth's water is available for drinking…so please use water wisely. Cutting water use inside and outside our homes is really important. If each of us changed our water-use habits, we could save billions of gallons of water. Here's how you can help: | |
Indoor |
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What you can do: | How much you can save: |
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Saves up to 50 gallons per week |
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Saves up to 20 gallons per day |
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Saves up to 8 gallons each time |
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Saves up to 2.5 gallons per minute |
Outdoor |
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What you can do: | How much you can save: |
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Saves up to 840 gallons per week |
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Saves up to 500 gallons per month |
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Saves up to 150 gallons each time |
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Saves up to 40 gallons per day |
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Saves up to 25 gallons each time |
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Saves hundreds of gallons a year |
Did You Know? Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Wherever it travels, water carries chemicals, minerals and nutrients with it. Many chemicals cannot be treated at sewage treatment plants and end up in out lakes, rivers and salt water. Take toxic chemicals to a household hazardous waste facility rather than dumping it down the drain. |