Practical tips to conserve water

We all know that water is important and it cannot be known more than us. City is growing and water is becoming scarce. Water is one of the important environmental problems. Climate is becoming hotter and rate of evaporation has increased tremendously.

Saving water is all in our hands! We can conserve water by making simple changes in our habits. There are plenty of options and ways to save water in your homes. May it be an apartment or villa, all what matters is how you plan and save water.

You can make a big change with a little savings of water each day. Here are some tips that help you to save water.

	While washing a dish fill one sink with wash water and take another with rinse water. This will help you to save water than washing a dish under running water. Try to wash dishes together than cleaning one or two dishes.
	It is estimated to save 1000 gallon of water per month by running cloth washer and dish washer when they are full.
	Wash your vehicle with bucket of water and sponge than using a hose
	Water your plants and garden in the evening to avoid evaporating of water and use watering can instead of using a hose.
	Check both indoor and outdoor for leakage. Check your outdoor faucets, hose and sprinkler for leakage.
	Toilet is one of the source wastes water unnecessarily. Upgrade your toilet with new water efficient models.
	One bottle or glass should be selected for one day to drink water. This helps to reduce washing glass for a day.
	Turn off water when not in use and while brushing teeth, shaving. At the end rinse with mug of water and save water.
	Reuse the waste water generated from RO (Reverse Osmosis) type water purifiers in cleaning floors etc.

Water is one of nature’s most important gifts to mankind.  When you plan well to use water in homes and businesses, you end up conserving water as well save money.

Thanks to Mitesh Raj, Sumit Jain and Sonu Mundra, residents of Suncity Apartments Bangalore, for contributing these tips.

If you have any tips to help conserve water on our planet, please contribute them with your comments.

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