Water Conservation Tips For The Kitchen & Laundry

Fill your dishwasher

Your dishwasher uses the same amount of water whether it is full or just partially full of dishes, so be sure to fill it. Many dishwashers have a water saver cycle to save even more water.

Keep drinking water in your refrigerator

Don't let the faucet run until the water cools down. Instead, keep a container of drinking water in the refrigerator. Running faucets waste 3 - 7 gallons of water per minute.

Washing dishes

Before rinsing, put the sink stopper in place instead of running the water. If you need to use the garbage disposal, release the used sink water as the disposal is turned on.

Defrost food in the refrigerator

When defrosting food, plan ahead to thaw it in the refrigerator or microwave oven instead of under running water.

Select proper water level for laundry

Unlike your dishwasher, you can control the amount of water used by your clothes washers. Select the proper water level for each load of laundry. A front load washing machine uses 1/3 less water than a top loading machine.

Reuse fish tank water

Use fish tank water on your household plants. Besides saving water, it's a good fertilizer as well.