Water Conservation

Jose Zarate

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Turn off running water

Take quick showers instead of baths

Fix leaks from broken pipes or leaky faucets/hosebibs

Switch to a washer machine or toilet that use less water

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Re-using rainwater or runoffProper amount of watering

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Install a rain barrel

Raised flower beds

Graywater

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•Greywater is washwater. That is, all wastewater except toilet wastes and food wastes

New Irrigation technologiesMp rotatorsSmart controllerDrip systemsMicro sprays

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How to conserve water in a landscape

MulchingDrought/native plantsXeriscapePreventing runoffLess turf

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How you drink/use waterWater bottle

takes nearly 7 times the amount of water in the bottle to actually make the bottle itself

Washing cars or drivewaysWash cars at carwashes which recycle their waterSweep driveway instead of washing it down

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New water restriction laws Water limitations Days/ times when water can be usedRecycling waterAvailability of waterWater meters installed to houses

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Water FactsOceans, seas, and lakes cover 75% of the earths surface

The other 15% are deserts, polar ice caps, and mountains97% saltwater in oceans and seas 3% is freshwater

1% percent is available for drinking /agriculture2% is frozen in the polar ice caps.

884 million people, lack access to safe water supplies

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Water cycle

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