By making a few simple changes in how you use water, you can have a big impact on the environment and on your water bill. Here's how to use less water.

    You probably already know the importance of water conservation. Surprisingly small changes in water usage habits can have a big impact both on the environment as well as on your water bill. By making a few simple changes in the way you use water, you can make a difference both now and for future generations. Here's how to use less water:

    1.Stop Hogging the Shower

    If you're accustomed to taking twenty minute showers, you could be wasting a considerable amount of water. For each additional minute you add to your shower time, you're increasing water consumption by around a thousand gallons per year. Try to restrict your showers to five minute or less and watch your water bill go down.

    2.Keep Your Toilet in Good Working Order

    Buy a low flow toilet and make sure it stays in good working order. Check the handles to make sure they don't stick when you flush. Check your toilet for leaks by adding food coloring to the tank. If it appears in your toilet, you have a leak that needs to be repaired.

    3.Use Less Water When You Brush Your Teeth

    Instead of running the water the entire time you're brushing your teeth, use water only for a quick rinse. If everyone in your family were to do this, imagine how much money you'd save.

    4.Keep a Jug of Drinking Water in the Refrigerator

    Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator and encourage your family to fill their glasses from it. This will eliminate repeated trips to the sink to get drinking water.

    5. Cut Down on Use of Dishwashers, Washers, and Sryers

    Don't run your dishwasher when it's only half full. The same goes for washers and dryers. These appliances are big water users. Use them as infrequently as possible.

    6.Install a New Shower Head

    Replace your current shower head with a low flow model and you'll reduce your water consumption by seventy-five percent.

    7. Wash Veggies in a Bowl

    Instead of washing fruits and veggies under running water, fill a pan with clean water and gently brush your fruits and vegetables with a soft brush while in the water to remove pesticide residue and debris. This is an easy way to use less water and still clean fruits and vegetables properly.

    Be aware of how you're using water on a daily basis. The key to making positive changes is to be more conscious and aware of how you're using our most precious resource, water.

    通過用水方式上幾個簡單的變化，就可能對環境和你的水費帳單有大的影響。這里是一些節水的辦法。

    你可能已經知道節約用水的重要性。令人驚訝的是，在用水習慣上幾個小的變化，就可能對環境以及對你水費帳單有大的影響。通過用水方式上幾個簡單的變化，你就可以在現在并且為未來的幾代人起重要作用。這里是一些節水的辦法：

    1.停掉長時間猛沖的淋浴

    如果你習慣于二十分鐘的淋浴，你可能會浪費相當數量的水。每增加一分鐘淋浴時間，每年就會增加大約一千加侖的用水量。嘗試限制你的淋浴時間到五分鐘或者更少，并且觀察你的水費帳單的下降。

    2.保持你的廁所處于良好工作狀態

    購買低水量馬桶，并且確保其處于良好工作狀態。檢查手柄按鍵，確保在你沖水時它們不被粘住。通過向水箱中加入食用色素檢查你的廁所的漏水情況。如果顏色在馬桶中出現，說明有泄漏需要修理。 
    
    3.刷牙時使用較少的水

    在整個刷牙時間不要使用流水，只是在快速沖洗時使用水。如果家里的每個人都這樣做，試想你會省多少錢。 
   
    4.在冰箱里保持一罐飲用水

    在冰箱里保持一瓶飲用水，并且鼓勵你的家人從這個瓶子向他們的玻璃杯倒水。這將消除重復來往洗碗池去獲得飲用水。 
    
    5.減少洗碗機、洗衣機和干衣機的使用次數 

    不運行只有裝滿一半的洗碗機。洗衣機和干衣機也同樣。這些設備都是用水大戶。盡可能地不要經常使用它們。
 
    6.安裝一個新的淋浴頭

    用低流量型式的淋浴頭更換你現在使用的淋浴頭，你將降低你的用水量的 75％。 
    
    7.在一個盆里清洗蔬菜

    而不是在流水下沖洗水果和蔬菜。在盆中裝上干凈的水，用軟刷輕輕刷洗你的水果和蔬菜，同時在這個水中清除殘留的農藥和洗滌殘余物。這是一種使用較少的水并且仍然妥善清洗水果和蔬菜的便利方法。 

    要知道你每天如何使用水。作出積極變化的關鍵是要更加自覺并且意識到你是如何使用我們最寶貴的資源——水。