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BUILD A BRAND THAT STANDS OUT

Design, Develope, and Maintain your Business Needs

with a Dedicated Team at PC Creative. Water-Saving Tips

The average American household uses 400 gallons
of water per day. Here are some basic tips to help

you maximize your water usage and save money.

Outdoors In the Bathroom

• Plant drought-resistant lawns, shrubs and plants. Many • Install a low-flow shower head that
plants and shrubs thrive with far less watering than other limits the flow from the shower to less
species. Think about planting native plants. Plants native to than 3 gallons per minute.
the area will use less water and be more resistant to local • Take a shower versus a bath. Showers
Envelopes plant diseases. with high-efficiency showerheads often
• Water only when needed. Look at the grass, feel the soil, use less water than taking a bath.
or use a soil moisture meter to determine when to water. • When building a home or remodeling a
• Water lawns early in the morning during the hotter bathroom, install a new, dual-flush toilet that uses only 0.8
summer months. Otherwise, much of the water used will or 1.6 gallons per flush.
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210.352.5850 • Test toilets for leaks. Add a few drops of food coloring
• To avoid excessive evaporation, or a dye tablet to the water in the tank, but do not flush
letterhead business cards use a sprinkler that produces large the toilet. Watch to see if the coloring appears in the bowl
drops of water, rather than a fine within a few minutes. If it does, the toliet has a silent leak
flyers mist. Sprinklers that send droplets that needs to be repaired.

out on a low angle also help • Never use the toliet to dispose of cleansing tissues,
control evaporation. cigarette butts, or other trash. This wastes a great deal
booklets • Add organic matter to shrubs, of water and places an unnecessary load on the sewage
Brochures flower beds, and lawns. Adding treatment plant or septic tank.
organic material to your soil will • Turn the water off while brushing your teeth and back on
help increase its absorption and water retention. Areas when it’s time to rinse.
already planted can be “top dressed” with compost or
organic matter. In the Kitchen
In the Laundry • Never run the dishwasher without a full load. The practice
will save water, energy, detergent, and money.
• Wash only a full load when using an automatic washing • Use the garbage disposal sparingly and consider starting
machine (32-59 gallons of water are required per load).
a compost pile.
• Whenever possible, use the • Keep a container of drinking water in the refrigerator.
lowest water-level setting for light Running water from the tap until it is cool is wasteful.
or partial loads.
• Use a small pan of cold water when cleaning vegetables
• Use cold water as often as rather than letting the water run over them.
possible to save energy and to
conserve the hot water for uses • Place a stopper in the sink for washing and rinsing pots,
that cold water cannot serve. Cold pans, dishes and cooking implements rather than turning
water is also better for clothing on the water faucet each time a rinse is needed.
made of today’s synthetic fabrics. For more water saving tips visit www.saws.org
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