Water-Saving Tips for the Bathroom
Remember, saving water is not just for those areas affected by shortages. Encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to be part of a water-conscious community. Every drop counts!
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Before you lather up, trade up your current shower head to a water-efficient shower head such as the Waterpik® EcoFlow®, which helps reduce water consumption by up to 40%. Water-conserving shower heads are inexpensive, easy to install, and can save a family of four up to 17,000 gallons of water a year. |
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Avoid letting the water faucet run while you brush your teeth, wash your face, or shave and you can save up to 4 gallons of water a minute. That’s 200 gallons a week for a family of four. |
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Two of the highest uses of water in the house are the shower and toilet. When possible, take showers instead of a bath and consider washing your face or brushing your teeth while in the shower. |
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Save water in the shower. Turn off the water while you shampoo and condition your hair and you can save more than 50 gallons a week. |
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Fix leaking faucets and toilets that flush themselves. Research has shown that an average of 8% (or more) of all home water is wasted through leaks. Fixing a leak can save 500 gallons of water each month. |
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Check with your local government agencies and utility companies for rebates on water-saving fixtures. |
More Water Conservation Tips
Water Use It Wisely
Interactive tips, games, blog, kids pages, links, and additional resources for water conservation. www.wateruseitwisely.com
Five Key Actions to Save Water at Home
With so many ways to save water, here are the highlights for 5 key actions to help you capture the water savings around your home, from the California Urban Water Conservation Council. www.h2ouse.org/action/top5.cfm
Water Conservation Checklist for the Home
This comprehensive checklist from the Texas AgriLife Extension Service helps you identify many ways to save water and money. fcs.tamu.edu/housing/efficient_housing/water_management/water_conservation_checklist/index.php
WaterWiser Drip Calculator
Measure and estimate wasted water with this drip calculator by the American Water Works Association. www.awwa.org/awwa/waterwiser/dripcalc.cfm
55 Facts and Follies of Water Conservation
Learn some surprising water facts and tips from the city of St. George, Utah. www.sgcity.org/wp/water/education/facts.php
Resources and Additional Information
WaterWiser Glossary
Find out about water terms such as acre foot, reverse osmosis, and ULFT with this water conservation glossary from the American Water Works Association. www.awwa.org/Resources/Waterwiser.cfm?ItemNumber=33641&navItemNumber=3374
A Consumer's Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
How to reduce hot water use for energy savings, from the U.S. Department of Energy. www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13050
Information for Homeowners, Urban, and Suburban Land Users
Publications and tips from the Natural Resources Conservation Service to prevent soil erosion, keep water clean and plentiful, create and preserve green spaces, and reduce the impacts of floods. www.nrcs.usda.gov/partners/for_homeowners.html
WaterKids
Information for kids about the water cycle, water conservation, and pollution. www.watereducation.org/doc.asp?id=1022
Water Resource Fact Sheets
Water Resource Fact Sheets from Colorado State University for consumers, crops, food/nutrition, gardening, livestock and natural resources. www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/pubs.html#water
EPA WaterSense Tips
Using Water Efficiently: Ideas for Residences
Efficient water use can have major environmental, public health, and economic benefits by helping to improve water quality, maintain aquatic ecosystems, and protect drinking water resources. www.epa.gov/watersense/pubs/res.htm
Simple Steps to Save Water
Saving water around the home is simple and smart. The average household spends as much as $500 per year on its water and sewer bill, but could save about $170 per year by retrofitting with water-efficient fixtures and incorporating water-saving practices. www.epa.gov/watersense/pubs/simplesteps.htm
WaterSense Pledge
Want to do something to reduce your environmental footprint? Take the WaterSense Pledge to cut down on water waste! www.epa.gov/watersense/pledge/index.htm
Water Use & Drought
Water is vital to communities in the United States and around the world. Find out more about water use and current drought conditions.
Water Conservation News
News and information from Nuprana, a family-owned, green organization dedicated to promoting water conservation. news.nuprana.com
Worldwatch Institute: Water Efficiency Key to Saving Energy
In regions where pumping and distributing water requires significant electricity use, policies that lead to reduced water consumption could address climate change more efficiently than requiring businesses and households to use less energy. www.worldwatch.org/node/6007
U.S. Drought Monitoring Information
Because there is no single definition for drought, its onset and termination are difficult to determine. We can, however, identify various indicators of drought, and tracking these indicators provides us with a crucial means of monitoring drought. www.drought.unl.edu/monitor/monitor.htm
