20 Simple Ways for Water Conservation

There are many effective ways to conserve water in and around your home, apartment, villa, office etc. Following are 20 simple ways for water conservation.

1. When washing dishes by hand, don’t let the water run, while rinsing. Fill one sink with wash water and the other with rinse water.
2. Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
3. Install covers on pools and spas and check for leaks around your pumps.
4. Monitor your water bill for unusually high use. Your bill and water meter are tools that can help you discover leaks.
5. Encourage your family to keep looking for new ways to conserve water in and around your home.
6. Housing Society or Apartment owners association must adopt rainwater harvesting.
7. Turning the water off while you lather the soap can save as many as 5 gallons of water each time you wash. Use one glass of water for brushing teeth instead of running the faucet.
8. In order to reduce the usage of water during toilet flushes, put a One liter bottle filled with water inside each of the flush tanks. This displaces 1-liter volume of water in the tank and thus, saves 1 liter with every full flush.
9. Use dual piping one pipe for drinking, bathing and utensil cleaning where other pipe will bring in rain water and treated water for toilet, lawns etc
10. Use a broom instead of a hose to clean your driveway and sidewalk and save water every time.
11. Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you’ll save up to 150 gallons per month.
12. Teach your children to turn off faucets tightly after each use.
13. A water leak detector or water leak detection system can alert you of any possible plumbing malfunctions in your home or apartment. Even a small leakage can cause huge water losses.
14. Wash your vehicle with bucket of water and sponge instead of using a hose.
15. The toilet is one of the sources of where water is wasted unnecessarily. Upgrade your toilet with new water efficient models.
16. Water your plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance.
17. A trained property manager can manage water systems by saving water in the swimming pool, by the proper management of wastewater, by the detection of water leakages etc.
18. The practice of installing individual water meters on multi-family apartment units and billing based on actual consumption results in water savings of up to 8,000 gallons per year.
19. Everyday water is wasted, while bathing and for other activities; therefore all new buildings should implement systems to collect and recycle used water.
20. One must check water usage by maids and domestic helps, since it is they who are the main end users of water in apartments, villas, offices etc.

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