Solutions


 * One of our action ideas is to create badges. However, we do not yet know where to purchase a badge making kit, or the price.
 * Everyday people go home with half-filled water bottles. We have decided to put a barrel in the garden to water the plants with the water put into the barrel everyday.
 * Brick in the toilet:
 * The old folk wisdom that says place a brick in your toilet's water tank is partially correct: It's an effortless way to save water, but a brick isn't the best choice of object. Use a plastic bottle filled with water instead.
 * Don't worry, you don't have to turn hippie and "let it mellow if it's yellow" in order to save clean water — which is an increasingly scarce resource. Most toilets will flush perfectly well with a little less H2O. The average model uses three to seven gallons per flush. A bottle in the tank will displace enough water to save half a gallon to a gallon each use, or up to about 10 gallons a day in a typical home.



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 *  #2 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.
 *  #3 Some refrigerators, air conditioners and ice-makers are cooled with wasted flows of water. Consider upgrading with air-cooled appliances for significant water savings.
 *  #4 Adjust sprinklers so only your lawn is watered and not the house, sidewalk, or street.
 *  #5 Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
 *  #6 Choose shrubs and groundcovers instead of turf for hard-to-water areas such as steep slopes and isolated strips.
 *  #7 Install covers on pools and spas and check for leaks around your pumps.
 *  #8 Use the garbage disposal sparingly. Compost vegetable food waste instead and save gallons every time.
 *  #9 Plant in the fall when conditions are cooler and rainfall is more plentiful.