Conserve Water on World Water Day
In honor of tomorrow being World Water Day, I’d like to talk about ways to conserve water.
- Turn off the water while brushing your teeth. This is actually something I’ve always done, but have been surprised at people that recently that don’t do this. If water runs straight from the faucet to the drain, with no use, it is very wasteful of clean water.
- Only run the dishwasher with a full load. The dishwasher is supposed to be more efficient with water usage than hand washing dishes. That is really only true if the dishwasher is actually full.
- Be smart when washing clothes. My washer has a setting on it to specify how large the load is that is being washed so that the washer will use the appropriate amount of water for the load. If you don’t have a setting on your washer, try to only run the washer on full loads of laundry.
There are many other ways to conserve water, from collecting rain water to just using less. In celebration of World Water Day, I’m taking a closer look at the ways that I use water and how perhaps I can be smarter about it. If anyone has suggestions on what they do to conserve water, I would love to hear about it.