Here are some tips on ways you can help conserve water at home
Tip #1
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you that by reducing household water use, you can help reduce the energy required to supply and treat our water supplies. Put your water to work.
Tip #2
Running your faucet for five minutes uses the same amount of energy as having a sixty-watt light bulb on for fourteen hours. A reminder from The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers. Put your water to work.
Tip #3
If one-percent of American homes replaced an older toilet with a high efficiency one, we could save enough electricity to supply Santa Clarita for one month. A reminder from The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers. Put your water to work.
Tip #4
A tiny leak sends about twelve thousand five hundred gallons of water down the drain each year. Check for leaks around your home. A reminder from The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers. Put your water to work.
Tip #5
Keep bottles of drinking water in your refrigerator instead of letting the faucet run until the water is cool enough to drink. A reminder from The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers. Put your water to work.
Tip #6
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you, defrost your frozen foods in the refrigerator. Plan ahead and defrost foods overnight instead of using water. Put your water to work.
Tip #7
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you to adjust your sprinklers to water your lawn early in the morning. Up to 80% of residential water is used to maintain lawns and gardens. Put your water to work
Tip #8
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you check your sprinkler system weekly for leaks. Replace broken or clogged sprinkler heads and make sure sprinkler’s water your yard, not the street. Put your water to work.
Tip #9
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you to plant native species or drought tolerant plants. CLWA offers a landscape education program to help you select plants that grow well in our valley. Put your water to work.
Tip #10
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you to use a broom instead of a hose to sweep up leaves and grass clippings. Then set your sprinklers to water early in the morning. Put your water to work.
Tip #11
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you get an adjustable hose nozzle for outdoor use. Five minutes of an open hose running is the same as a twenty- minute shower. Put your water to work.
Tip #12
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you to check your water meter. If it’s moving or spinning, then you’re using water somewhere on your property. Put your water to work.
Tip #13
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you to check for and fix leaks around your home. A leak just over a drip wastes over ten thousand gallons of water a month. Put your water to work.
Tip #14
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you only wash full loads in your washing machine and dishwasher. A traditional washing machine uses up to 36 gallons of water per load, newer more efficient ones use only 16. Put your water to work.
Tip #15
The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers reminds you to take shorter showers. Cutting two minutes off your shower time can save five hundred gallons of water a month for a family of four. Put your water to work.