My Impact › Water Conservation

Use low-flow shower heads with a cut-off valve and faucet devices that slow the flow. - Turn the water off using the cut-off valve when you are lathering-up. This will keep the hot and cold water mixed, whereas turning off the water altogether would not. Savings will be found in using less water and in the energy that would be required to heat it.

Take shorter, cooler or fewer showers.

Turn off the water while rinsing dishes, brushing your teeth, shaving or washing your face.

Don’t use the toilet as a wastebasket. - Each time the toilet is flushed 5-7 gallons of water are wasted.

Correct your toilets overuse of water. - Solutions are available at your home improvement store.

Use dishwashers and clothes washers only when full. - With clothes washers, avoid the permanent press cycle, which uses an extra 5 gallons for the extra rinse.

Insulate your water pipes. - You’ll get hot water faster and avoid wasting water while it heats up.

Wrap your water heater in an energy saving heat blanket.

Install a faucet-mounted or countertop water filter for drinking water instead of using bottled water.

Fix a dripping faucet.

Use cold water to do your laundry.

Reduce your hot water heater temperature to 120 degrees.