As future Engineers, what are your best practices at home to help conserve water?

Enumerate
and explain 5.

 Fix Leaking Faucets, Pipes & Toilets

Look out for leaky faucets, dripping water from shower heads, rusting pipes and signs of water
damage. Locate the source of the leak, and fix it immediately to avoid wasting more water.

 Collect rainwater in a barrel

Harvesting rainwater is a natural irrigation method that collects rain in a barrel for you to reuse
on your yard or garden.

 Turn off the faucet as you brush

While brushing your teeth twice a day is important (and we can’t emphasize this enough),
turning the faucet off during your teeth cleaning can save 10 gallons of water per day. Use a cup,
rather than your hands, to rinse your mouth out once you’ve finished brushing to save even
more water.

 Take shorter showers

One way to cut down on water use is to turn off the shower after soaping up, then turn it back
on to rinse. A four-minute shower uses approximately 20 to 40 gallons of water. You can also
install a simple shower timer, available from your local water utility or hardware store.

 Use Clothes Washer for Only Full Loads

With clothes washers, avoid the permanent press cycle, which uses an added 5 gallons (20 liters)
for the extra rinse. For partial loads, adjust water levels to match the size of the load.