Conservation Tips

Make it your goal to:

• Keep an eye on your water bill to look for high charges that may indicate a leak
• Educate your kids on water conservation. Make it fun! See our kid's page.

Indoor and Outdoor Conservation Tips (PDF)

Indoor Conservation Tips

• Go to commercial car washes that recycle water and keep soap out of the storm drain instead of doing it yourself in the driveway
• When washing cars, use a trigger nozzle that automatically turns off
• Don’t water when it’s windy
• Sweep rather than hose off sidewalks, patios, decks and driveways
• Position sprinklers so that they are not spraying the house, sidewalk or street
• Use drought-tolerant plants in the garden
• Water only in the morning and evenings
• Turn your irrigation system off on rainy days or install a weather-based irrigation controller to take care of this for you
• Use mulch around plantings to hold in moisture
• Consider using drip irrigation for trees and shrubs
• Know where your house water shut-off valve is located and show everyone in the household for emergencies
• Cover swimming pools when not in use. An average sized pool can loose approx. 1,000 gallons of water per month when left uncovered
• Water landscape in shorter increments more frequently to reduce runoff and allow for better absorption
• Adjust mower for higher grass. Longer grass shades roots and retains moisture better
• Direct rain runoff from your downspouts to trees and shrubs
• Group plants which have similar water needs so that you can irrigate effectively in zones
• Don’t use decorative water features that will lose water to evaporation
• Use sprinklers that water using large drops rather than mist which evaporates in the air

Bottled Water Fact and Fiction (PDF)
Use 10 less gallons of water a day (PDF)
The 12 days of water savings (PDF)
Water use graphs (PDF)