Water Conservation Tips

Outdoor Water Conservation

Take the time of day into consideration when watering your lawn.
Water your lawn in the morning to reduce evaporation and growth of lawn diseases.

Avoid cutting your lawn too short.
Cut your grass to a height of 2.5–3 inches to encourage deeper root systems, better absorption of moisture and nutrients, and better stress tolerance. Remember, City ordinance requires lawns to be kept shorter than 8 inches.

One inch of water per week is all your lawn needs to be green and healthy.
Watering more volume less often forces grass roots to grow deeper, resulting in deep, healthy root systems.

Make sure your sprinkler heads are properly adjusted.
Check to make sure your sprinklers are pointed at your lawn and not on any hardscapes.  Keep in mind your yard’s soil type and topography when developing a watering plan.

Leave your grass clippings where they fall.
Leave grass clippings where they fall to allow for decomposing. This will help return moisture to the soil and prevent evaporation.


Indoor Water Conservation

Run your dishwasher only when it is full.
Waiting to run the dishwasher until it is full will reduce the number of times you run the washer and in turn will reduce the amount of water used over time.

Use less water when hand washing dishes.
Don’t let water run while washing the dishes and always scrape food waste and leftovers into the garbage.

Use a low-flow showerhead.
Replace an older showerhead with a newer, more efficient one to save money and water.

Test for leaks in your toilet.
Leaky toilets can waste 15–20 gallons of water per day. Check your toilet’s efficiency by using leak detecting tablets.

Replace older toilets with new efficient models.
Toilets manufactured before 1992 use up to 5 gallons of water per flush as opposed to modern toilets that use 1.6 gallons per flush or less.

Run your washing machine only when you have a full load of laundry. 
Consider installing a high-efficiency washing machine which uses 35–50 percent less water, as well as 50 percent less energy per load.