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Many
countries
around
the
world
are
running
out
of
drinking
water
faster
than
nature
can
replenish
it.
According
to
the
United
Nations
World
Water
Assessment
and
the
University
of
Wisconsin,
the
average
supply
of
water
per
person
will
drop
by a
third
over
the
next
20
years
because
of
population
growth,
pollution
and
expected
climate
change.
While
our
perception
may
be
that
we
have
an
inexhaustible
supply
of
water,
the
Fresh
Water
Society
tells
us
that
it
takes
16
gallons
to
grow
one
apple
and
3,000
gallons
to
raise
one
pound
of
beef.
So
it’s
evident
that
significant
water
needs
go
far
beyond
the
drinking
fountain
or
the
shower.
Consider
how
the
following
tips
can
help
your
home
use
less
water:
- Check all pipes, hoses and faucets in the house for leaks. According to the American Water Works Association, a dripping tap can waste 5,000 gallons of water in a year.
- Check toilets for leaks. Put a little food coloring in the tank. If it appears in the bowl without flushing, it’s leaking and can waste up to 4,000 gallons of water in a year.
- Take shorter showers as they use two to three “buckets” of water every minute; limit baths as they use two-and-a-half times as much water on average as a shower.
- Turn on your dishwasher or washing machine only when it’s full. Surprisingly, a dishwasher uses only about 9 to 12 gallons of water while hand-washing dishes can use up to 20 gallons.
- Don’t run the tap when brushing your teeth; use a cup of water to rinse.
- Use a trigger hose when washing the car since it turns off automatically.
- Use a broom to clean your driveway, not your hose.
- Install water-saving shower heads and low flow faucets.
- Consider buying a rain barrel to capture water for shrubs and lawns.
- Cover the swimming pool on hot days and at night as pools can lose up to 50 gallons of water in a single day through evaporation.
- Don’t use your toilet as a disposal unit by flushing a used Kleenex or other garbage. A single flush can use as much as seven-to-ten gallons of water depending on your reservoir.
- Keep a container of drinking water in the fridge. Running the tap to cool water can waste up to three gallons per minute.
- Be water wise and look for personal ways to conserve water. If we each save a little, we’ll all save a lot.
- Remember that most municipalities levy a sewage charge as well as a water charge so conserve where possible
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