Water Conservation Tips
Outdoor Water Conservation
Take the time
of day into
consideration when
watering your lawn.
Water your lawn in the morning to
reduce evaporation and growth of
lawn diseases.
Avoid cutting your
lawn too short.
Cut your grass to a
height of 2.5–3 inches
to encourage deeper root systems, better absorption of moisture and
nutrients, and better stress tolerance.
Remember, City ordinance requires lawns to be kept shorter than
8 inches.
One inch of water
per week is all
your lawn needs
to be green and
healthy.
Watering
more volume less
often forces grass roots to grow
deeper, resulting in deep, healthy root
systems.
Make sure your
sprinkler heads are
properly adjusted.
Check to make sure
your sprinklers are pointed at your
lawn and not on any hardscapes. Keep in mind your yard’s soil type
and topography when developing a
watering plan.
Leave your grass
clippings where they
fall.
Leave grass clippings
where they fall to allow
for decomposing. This will
help return moisture to the soil and
prevent evaporation.
Indoor Water Conservation
Run your dishwasher
only when it is full.
Waiting to run the
dishwasher until it is full
will reduce the number of
times you run the washer and in turn
will reduce the amount of water used
over time.
Use less water when hand
washing dishes.
Don’t let
water run while washing the
dishes and always scrape food
waste and leftovers into the garbage.
Use a low-flow
showerhead.
Replace an
older showerhead with a
newer, more efficient one to
save money and water.
Test for leaks in your
toilet.
Leaky toilets can
waste 15–20 gallons of
water per day. Check
your toilet’s efficiency by using leak
detecting tablets.
Replace older toilets with
new efficient models.
Toilets manufactured before
1992 use up to 5 gallons of
water per flush as opposed
to modern toilets that use
1.6 gallons per flush or less.
Run your washing
machine only when
you have a full load of
laundry.
Consider installing
a high-efficiency washing
machine which uses
35–50 percent less water, as well as
50 percent less energy per load.
