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Water Conservation &
Cleanliness
By Tate Jaeger


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Water Usage Chart

clothes washer
dishewasher
baths
sinks
shower


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Water Usage
 Toilet Flush 5-7 gallons
 Shower 7-10 gallons per minute
 Bath 36-50 gallons
 Washing clothes 42-60 gallons

 Dishwasher 15 gallons
 Dishes by hand 30 gallons
 Brushing teeth 10 gallons
 Shaving 20 gallons


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Water usage for a family of 5
 18,706 gallons per month
 224,472 gallons a years

If every person in a family of five would us 3 less gallons of
water per day…
 15 gallons would be saved a day

 456 gallons would be saved a month
 5475 gallons would be saved per year
 Enough water to provide one person with drinking water for
30 years


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Water Facts
 97.5% of the earth's water is saltwater. If the world's
water fitted into a bucket, only one teaspoonful
would be drinkable.
 By 2050 over half the world’s population could be
suffering water shortages.
 There is no more water on earth now than there was
1 million years ago.

 The population of the united states has more than
doubled since 1950—it is now 308,768,700


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Water Conservation Inside
Your Home


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Check faucets and pipes for
leaks
 A small drip from a worn faucet
washer can waste 20 gallons of water
per day. Larger leaks can waste
hundreds of gallons.


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Check your toilets for
leaks
 Put a little food coloring in your toilet
tank. If, without flushing, the color
begins to appear in the bowl within 30
minutes, you have a leak that should
be repaired immediately. Most
replacement parts are inexpensive and
easy to install.


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Use your water meter to
check for hidden water leaks
 Read the house water meter before and
after a two-hour period when no water
is being used. If the meter does not
read exactly the same, there is a leak.


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Insulate your water pipes.
 It's easy and inexpensive to insulate
your water pipes with pre-slit foam
pipe insulation. You'll get hot water
faster plus avoid wasting water while
it heats up. This conserves energy too!


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Take shorter showers.
 One way to cut down on water use is
to turn off the shower after soaping up,
then turn it back on to rinse. A fourminute shower uses approximately 20
to 40 gallons of water.


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Use your dishwasher and
clothes washer for full loads
 Dishwashers and clothes washers
should be fully loaded for optimum
water conservation.


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Minimize use of kitchen sink
garbage disposal units
 In-sink 'garburators' require lots of
water to operate properly, and also
add considerably to the volume of
solids in a septic tank which can lead
to maintenance problems. Start a
compost pile as an alternate method of
disposing food waste.


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Don’t Leave Water Running
 If you have a double-basin, fill one with
soapy water rinse in the other. If you have
a single-basin sink, gather washed dishes
in a dish rack and rinse them with a spray
device or a panful of hot water. If using a
dishwasher, there is usually no need to
pre-rinse the dishes.
 Rinse Vegetables in a stoppered sink or a
pan of clean water.


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Keep a bottle of drinking
water in the fridge.
 Running tap water to cool it off for
drinking water is wasteful. Store
drinking water in the fridge in a safe
drinking bottle.
 Don’t buy bottled water--for every
gallon of water that is bottled about 2
gallons of water are wasted.


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Water Conservation
Outdoors


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Plant drought-resistant
lawns, shrubs and plants
 If you are planting a new lawn, or
overseeding an existing lawn, use
drought-resistant grasses such as the
new "Eco-Lawn".


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Hold Water in with Mulch
and Organic Material
 Mulch will slow evaporation of moisture
while discouraging weed growth.
Adding 2 - 4 inches of organic material
such as compost or bark mulch will
increase the ability of the soil to retain
moisture.
 Adding organic material to your soil will
help increase its absorption and water
retention.


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Watering Your Lawn
 Position your sprinklers so water lands on
the lawn or garden, not on paved areas.
Also, avoid watering on windy days.
 A good way to see if your lawn needs
watering is to step on the grass. If it springs
back up when you move, it doesn't need
water. If it stays flat, the lawn is ready for
watering. Letting the grass grow taller (to 3")
will also promote water retention in the soil.


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When and How to Water
 Early morning is generally better than
dusk since it helps prevent the growth
of fungus. Early watering, and late
watering, also reduce water loss to
evaporation.
 When watering the lawn, do it long
enough for the moisture to soak down
to the roots where it will do the most
good.


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Using Your Garden Hose
 A garden hose uses around ten gallons
of water a minute.
 If washing your car, turn off the hose
when not in use


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Check for leaks in pipes,
hoses, faucets and couplings
 Leaks outside aren’t as visible but
waste just as much water as leaks
inside. Check frequently for leaks.
Use hose washers at spigots and hose
connections to eliminate leaks


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Ways to keep water clean


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Our Water Isn’t Clean Enough?
The Dirty Truth
 1.4 million people die every year as a result
of diseases caused by unclean water and poor
sanitation.
 40% of America’s rivers are to polluted for
fishing, swimming, or to contain aquatic life

 25% of America’s beaches are under
advisory or closed because of water
pollution.


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Top 4 Ways to Keep Water
Clean
1. Never throw anything down storm drains.
They are for rainwater only.
2. Don’t litter—always put trash where it
belongs.
3. Tell others how important clean water is—
word of mouth is a powerful tool.

4. Plant a tree—they take pollutants out of
ground water, clean the air, and provide
shade.