• Stack and run a full dishwasher.
• Wash dishes by hand and use the sink to both wash and rinse dishes.
• Try not to rinse dishes under running water.
• Rinse them in a separate sink of water.
• Shower instead of taking baths.
• Turn the shower off when soaping down or washing hair.
• Turn the shower on to rinse.
• When brushing your teeth, run water only to rinse the brush, and turn the water off while brushing.
• Install low flow shower heads and low water use toilets.
• Wash clothes using a full washing machine.
• Check leaky toilets.
• Check leaky watering systems and pipes.
• For more information contact your local water company for information on how to perform the checks.
• In the garden mulch plants to promote water retention.
• Install drip watering systems.
• Do not water during the hottest part of the day.
• Water during the cooler part of the day to prevent evaporation.
• Plant low water use plants.
• Learn Xeriscaping.
• As to promoting water quality, check with water officials on ways to protect the environment. Some areas have a recycling program to help protect the environment. Use it.

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