Saving Water

Toilets are by far the main source of water use in the home, accounting for nearly 30 percent of an average home’s indoor water consumption. Older, inefficient toilets also happen to be a major source of wasted water in many homes. Replacing these toilets with WaterSense labeled toilets could save nearly 2 billion gallons per day across the country—that’s nearly 11 gallons per toilet in your home every day! By retrofitting your entire bathroom with WaterSense labeled fixtures, you can save even more.

What Are WaterSense Labeled Toilets?

Recent advancements have allowed toilets to use 20 percent less water than the current federal standard, while still providing equal or superior performance. The WaterSense label is used on toilets that are certified by independent laboratory testing to meet rigorous criteria for both performance and efficiency. Only toilets that complete the third-party certification process can earn the WaterSense label.

How Much Can WaterSense Labeled Toilets Save?

Over the course of your lifetime, you will likely flush the toilet nearly 140,000 times. If you replace older, existing toilets with WaterSense labeled models, you can save 4,000 gallons per year with this simpler, greener choice.

And Price?

WaterSense labeled toilets are available at a wide variety of price points and a broad range of styles. The EPA estimates that a family of four that replaces its home’s older toilets with WaterSense labeled models will, on average, save more than $90 per year in reduced water utility bills, and $2,000 over the lifetime of the toilets. Additionally, in many areas, utilities offer rebates and vouchers that can lower the price of a WaterSense labeled toilet.

Look for the WaterSense Label!

Whether remodeling a bathroom, starting construction of a new home, or simply replacing an old, leaky toilet that is wasting money and water, installing a WaterSense labeled toilet is a high-performance, water-efficient option worth considering. If every American home with older, inefficient toilets replaced them with new WaterSense labeled toilets, we would save nearly 640 billion gallons of water per year, equal to more than two weeks of flow over Niagara Falls!

Saving Water Saves Energy

Whether you realize it or not  lawns can consume up to 50-80% of  a household’s water. That amounts to a lot of energy spent which costs you money!   Here are some tips to save on water as keeping a green lawn takes a lot of care.

• Lawns need 1/2 inch of water ever other day during really hot weather.
• Water early in morning as to lessen evaporation. Do not water at night as lawn disease may occur.
• Water deeply, not often as it also encourages deeper roots. Only water every third to fourth day when using this method.
• Make sure your automatic sprinkler system is setup correctly to in the early AM.
• Replace all or part of your lawn with wild flowers or the whole lawn with artificial turf.
• Add some scenic walkways around your property as they require no water.
• Mulch, preferably from your compost bin, helps keep moisture in the soil, and keeps weeds down.
• Cutting your grass higher also helps prevent water loss as it helps shade the soil.