conserving water is easy
once you know how!
 

 

  1. Keep your showers down to five minutes or less.
    (Saves 75 gallons a week per person)

  2. Take shallow baths, no more than 3 inches of water.
    (Saves 100 gallons a week per person)

  3. Don’t let the water run while brushing teeth.
    (Saves 35 gallons a week per person)

  4. Flush the toilet only when necessary. Never use the toilet as a wastebasket.
    (Saves 150 gallons a week)

  5. Run the dishwasher only when you have a full load.
    (Saves 30 gallons a week)

  6. When doing the laundry, never wash less than a full load.
    (Saves 100 gallons a week)

  7. Scrape food off dishes into the garbage or rinse them off with very short blasts of hot water.
    (Saves 60 gallons a week)

  8. Run your garbage disposal only on alternate days.
    (Saves 25 gallons a week)

  9. Rinse vegetables and fruit in a sink or pan filled with water instead of under running water.



fulton county department of environment & community development