Reduce Your Water Usage

Action of the Month for August:

Install high efficiency/low-flow showerheads and aerators on faucets.

"Faucet Aerator" by HomeSpot HQ is licensed under CC BY 2.0

We urgently need to conserve water in our communities. Using low-flow showerheads and faucet aerators (that screw-on tip for the faucet) are an excellent way to start.

The city of Bozeman has several Free Swaps and Rebates programs to help its City residential water customers move to low-flow showerheads and faucet aerators. Open the “Tips-to-reduce-your-water-usage.pdf” link found below the Advanced Actions section to find out more details about these programs. If you are not a Bozeman City water customer, you can look for both these items at home improvement, hardware, or big box stores.

DID YOU KNOW…
The typical household in the developed world uses upwards of 260 gallons of water per day. Installing low-flow showerheads and faucet aerators can reduce up to 45 gallons per day which means thousands of gallons saved each year. (Source: https://www.treehugger.com/how-to-go-green-in-the-bathroom-4857311)

Saving water also saves electricity. It takes energy to pump water to a water treatment plant, to make it safe for drinking and food preparation, and to get it to your house.

Advanced Actions

Our drought means this is the time to be an over-achiever by selecting one or more Advanced action(s) to do, too. Open the Tips link that follows this list to see more details about them.
· Repair water leaks and toilet runs.
· Install a low flush toilet.
· Minimize the time you let the water run, inside or outside. Find ideas in the Tips below.
· If your water comes from the City of Bozeman, download the DropCountr app or go to www.dropcountr.com/bozeman to create an account that shows you your current and previous water usage and provides a wealth of information about water usage.
· Parents: Involve the children with Water Conservation Activities from the City of Bozeman.

Tips-to-reduce-your-water-usage.pdf
Click here
 
Adapted with permission from materials produced by Earth Care for Hoosier-IPL www.EarthCareIndiana.org