Top Things to Know and Do BEFORE a Drought |
1
Have stores of bottle water all year round, they are useful in most emergencies.
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2
Reuse dishwater as water
for your lawns.
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3
Limit showers to one a day.
Limit showers to
3 - 5 minutes. |
4
Don’t water your lawn
with clean water.
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5
Keep car-washing
to a minimum.
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6
Scale back plant-watering,
it is less important than people watering.
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7
Fix any leaky pipes or faucets immediately.
This is valuable water.
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8
Don’t allow water to simply run if it’s not being used.
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9
Only use dishwashers
if you have a full load
of dirty dishes.
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10
Only do full loads of laundry.
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