Illustrated by Julianne Park.
Inside the house:
- Take shorter showers
- Install water-saving appliances to help reduce water waste.
- Turn off the faucet when brushing your teeth or shaving
- Use fewer towels!
- Don’t use your toilet as a trash can.
- Use a laundry machine on full loads only.
- Switch your top-loading washing machine to side loading.
- Use toilet leak tablets.
- Constantly check for leaks in your sinks and toilets and fix them.
- While they may be fun, try not to play with toys such as water balloons and water guns as they do require lots of water.
In the garden:
- If you have leftover water, use it to water your plants or wash a mess. Don’t waste it!
- Plant native, drought-resistant, or succulents. Not high water demanding plants.
- Use a rain catcher.
- Use high-efficiency low-flow sprinklers or drip irrigation.
