Five Ways To Save Water And Money
As the drought intensifies across North Carolina, here are a few tips to help conserve water in your home:
1. Get a rain barrel: You'll be amazed how fast a 60 gallon rain barrel fills up. Use it for your lawn, garden, and all of your outside watering needs.
2. Fix leaky faucets: A dripping faucet can waste 3,600 gallons of water a year! Replace old gaskets and install faucet aerators to cut down on water use.
3. Take shorter showers: Showers use 5 to 8 gallons of water per minute. Cutting your shower time by 2 minutes means at least 3,000 gallons of water savings over a year.
4. Use the dishwasher wisely: Always run a full load of dishes in the dishwasher and scrape plates instead of rinsing before putting them in to wash.
5. Check your toilet: The top water consumer in a typical home is the toilet. Check for leaks by dropping food coloring in the upper tank. If color appears in the bowl, you have a leak. You can also install a water filled plastic bottle in your tank to reduce water use.
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19 E. Martin St., Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27601
p: 919.857.4699
f: 919.833.8819
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1. Get a rain barrel: You'll be amazed how fast a 60 gallon rain barrel fills up. Use it for your lawn, garden, and all of your outside watering needs.
2. Fix leaky faucets: A dripping faucet can waste 3,600 gallons of water a year! Replace old gaskets and install faucet aerators to cut down on water use.
3. Take shorter showers: Showers use 5 to 8 gallons of water per minute. Cutting your shower time by 2 minutes means at least 3,000 gallons of water savings over a year.
4. Use the dishwasher wisely: Always run a full load of dishes in the dishwasher and scrape plates instead of rinsing before putting them in to wash.
5. Check your toilet: The top water consumer in a typical home is the toilet. Check for leaks by dropping food coloring in the upper tank. If color appears in the bowl, you have a leak. You can also install a water filled plastic bottle in your tank to reduce water use.
For more details, click here.
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19 E. Martin St., Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27601
p: 919.857.4699
f: 919.833.8819
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Legislature is done!
The NC General Assembly wrapped up its 2007-2008 biennium on July 18th. It sometimes take a while to get a perspective on a legislative session, but at this point, it looks like the legislature did decently by water this year.
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