Save Water Around the House
Published August 10, 2011 | 
Karen writes:
Hi, I was wondering, how do I save water around my home? I’ve read that water is running out and I try to be environmentally conscious, so what is the best ways to reduce my water use?
Hi Karen
Thanks for writing in.
There are many ways to save water around the house. Some are free, some have a very low cost. I’ll list them for you to get you started on the road to saving water.
- Purchase a low flow shower head. These are inexpensive and can add up to saving a lot of water over time.
- Get low flow tap aerators for all the taps in your house. Like the shower head, these devices can save a large amount of water over time.
- You don’t have to purchase an entire low flow toilet to get a low flow toilet. Simply buy an inexpensive toilet dam for your old high capacity toilet.
- If you are going to water your lawn, only do so late at night or very early in the morning. This allows more of the water to penetrate into the ground before being evaporated by the sun, leaving more water for the plants and you can get the same performance for less water.
- This may be a simple one, but don’t leave the water running while brushing your teeth.
- Wait for a full load before starting the dishwater or doing your laundry.
- If you have your own toilet, you may want to consider the concept of “if it’s yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown, flush it down”.
- Sweep your driveway and sidewalk instead of cleaning debris with a garden hose.
- When tending and planting your garden plants, try to talk to plant experts on which species take less watering to survive.
Saving water at home is simple and inexpensive and just by doing some of those steps listed above you can save thousands of liters of water a year, all on your own.
I hope that helped.
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Conservation, faucet, house, low flow, low flow aerator, save, savings, showerhead, toilet dam, waterFLOW – The Film
Published December 10, 2008 | Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. It may not feel like it now, to you and me. It may feel like water is cheap, and plentiful, and we’ll never run out. But nothing could be further from the truth.
Water is the planets most precious resource, and we are running out of fresh water faster than the planet can replenish it. As such, more and more people with power and authority are tightening their grip on this most precious recourse, at the cost of the people.
Nobody knows this better than Irina Salina, who produced an award winning documentary on the topic. From the website:
Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis.
Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.
Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis, at both the global and human scale, and the film introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while begging the question “CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?”
Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies, which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround. – Source
I urge all of you who are reading this to watch this movie. Check out Irina’s website, participate in her blog, and take action.
People like Irina and others who speak out on the water crisis are speaking the truth. We all must take action to protect the resource for ourselves and future generations. Please check out this movie, and do your part to help.
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