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Indoor Conservation Tips

• Flush less often. Region-wide, this could save more than 3 million gallons each day. Also, don’t use the toilet as a wastebasket for tissue and the like. Want to do more? Consider replacing any older toilets in your home with new low-flow models that use 1.6 gallons per flush. Toilets ten years or older may be using three-and-a-half to seven gallons per flush.
• Shorten your shower by one minute. Cut back on your shower time and you will rack up big savings in water and energy. If you really want to try and save water, limit your shower time to five minutes or less. Also, install a water-saving showerhead that uses two-and-a-half gallons per minute.
• Fix leaking faucets and toilets. Research has shown that an average of 8% (or more) of all home water use is wasted through leaks. Test for a leaking toilet by lifting the lid off the toilet tank and putting a few drops of food coloring into the bowl. Wait a few minutes, then look in the bowl. If the food coloring has made its way there, you have a leak. Leak Fact Sheet , Toilet Fact Sheet .
• Wash only full loads of laundry in your washing machine or full loads of dishes in your dishwasher. You'll not only save water, but energy as well. Want to do even more? Consider purchasing a new water- and energy- efficient clothes washer. Rebates may be available for qualified models. Washer Fact Sheet
• Turn the water off. Minimize faucet use when shaving, brushing teeth and washing dishes . Replace older bathroom faucet nozzles (aerators) with new ones that are rated at 1-gallon per minute.
• Reuse clean household water. Collect all the water that is wasted while waiting for the hot water to reach your faucet or showerhead. Use this to water on your houseplants or outdoor planters. Do the same with water that is used to boil eggs or steam vegetables.
• Take showers instead of baths. A bathtub holds up to 50 gallons of water- much more than a normal shower would use. (A typical shower uses less than 20 gallons.
• Don't pre-rinse dishes. Check if your dishwasher can clean dishes without pre-rinsing them. Most newer dishwashers don't require pre-rinsing.