10 Conservation Tips For A Disaster

• Fix leaking faucets and pipelines. One drop per second wastes 2,700 gallons of water per year.

 

• Do not let faucets run for washing or rinsing. Always fill a container with water for this purpose or use the sink by stopping the drain.

 

• Flush the toilet less often. Do not use the toilet for disposing of trash, waste paper, cigarettes buds etc.

 

• Make sure that your toilet does not leak. Place a few drops of food colouring in the toilet tank. If the colour water appears in the toilet bowl without flushing, your toilet is leaking— have it fixed immediately.

 

• Do not water lawns or wash cars when water is in short supply. Also, try to water lawns and landscapes during evening or early morning to reduce evaporation from the sun. Choose a water-efficient irrigation system such as drip irrigation for your trees, shrubs, and flowers.

 

• When brushing your teeth, use a glass of water instead of running water.

 

• Take shorter showers. Remember, the longer you are in the shower, the more water you use. Turn the shower off while soaping up. When you have finished soaping up, turn the shower back on to rinse.

 

• Reuse kitchen drain water by collecting it in a container and using it to water plants, lawns, and gardens or to recharge the toilet reservoir for toilet flushing (be sure it contains no large solids such as vegetable peelings).

 

• Collect water from roof gutters to use for lawn and plant watering. Never pour water down the drain when there may be another use for it.

 

• Consider rainwater harvesting where practical.