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Ideas For Conserving Water

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Published: March 28, 2009

We asked TBO.com readers to share ideas for conserving water.

"Stop all development. It is idiotic to ask us to conserve when you are building 3,000 houses down the street … Oh, and only water once a week and turn off the shower/faucet when you are soaping up or brushing your teeth."

Posted by Sparky23

"For only my husband and I, we decided to opt out on a dishwasher when we remodeled our kitchen. I know from past experience how water consuming they are … I run my dishwater into a gallon container until it gets warm enough to do dishes (about a gallon), I also save my rinse water from doing dishes and save this water to water my plants with."

Posted by wldblume

"I am watering my lawn every other day, reclaimed water is a beautiful thing."

Posted by thanksenate

"You ask the wrong question. The question is, what are YOU doing to amp up the water supply? Sooner or later, more desalination plants will have to be built, and the sooner the cheaper."

Posted by pacfandave

"This may seem gross — I wash clothes (which are not very dirty) with 1 tbsp of soap and skip the rinse cycle. My family bathes every other day."

Posted by adminatsreia

"I also reclaim my bath water after taking a bath by filling old water jugs with it rather than just letting that run down the drain, then I water my gardens with that. Mind that some bath products may be good for plants & others may not. This tip requires some work, but if you consider the cost of water-police tickets it's work that pays well if you want to keep the green on your landscape & in your wallet."

Posted by HawkEyeConoclast

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