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In recent years, the U.S. has experienced some of the worst droughts on record. Combine this with growing cities, and it is clear to see why demands on our precious water reserves are greater than ever before. Governments, water authorities, and the wider community are striving for dramatic long-term solutions. As water restrictions tighten, it's a timely reminder that we need to work together in order to preserve this resource for a sustainable future. By lowering the demand for water, capital expenditure on new water, storage, and sewerage works can be deferred. Water conservation is the most cost-effective and environmentally sound way to reduce our demand for water. Using less water also puts less pressure on our fresh water and sewage treatment facilities and reduces the energy to treat and pump this water. The American Water Works Association states:
-1 out of 5 toilets are leaking over 20 gallons of water per day. Did you know?-The installation of the wrong flapper on a water-efficient fixture could result in water consumption amounts as high as 4.4 gallons for non-adjustable flappers and 3.4 gallons for adjustable flappers.
Facts about the water in your homeHowever, 35 percent are unaware that a leaky, running toilet wastes more water than a dripping faucet. In fact, reparing a leaky toilet can save hundreds of gallons a day. Signs that the toilet is leaking include the sound of running water and the toilet turning on and off without being flushed. After discovering that a toilet is not working properly, more than half of all homeowners indicated a willingness to go to a hardware store to buy a part and fix it themselves rather than having to call a plumber. Sharing the monthly water bill and usages fees with all of the members of the household can help encourage water conservation in the home. This small percent must satisfy the world's argicultural, manufacturing, commercial, community, household, and sanitation needs. Americans actually drink very little of our processed drinking water. The rest of the water used in the home goes on lawns, in washing machines, and down toilets and drains. Now more than ever people are concerned about water conservation, and believe that their individual water-saving efforts can have a great effect on the national water supply. |