Water Conservation Checklist for the Home

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Car washing, if you use the hose down method, can use a lot of water. You may have to lower your standards and wash the car less often.
Use a bucket of warm sudsy water to remove soil from the car. Hose down only as a final rinse.
Take advantage of a soft summer rain to wash your car. Get out there with soap and sponge! Children will enjoy this.
If water supply allows use of an outdoor pool, cover the pool when it is not being used to prevent evaporation.
Clean the swimming pool filter often. You will not have to replace the water as often.
Use a broom, not the hose, to “sweep” the garage, sidewalks, and the driveway.

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Adapted in part from Extension Service-USDA Program Aid Number 1102.

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Adapted and written by Janie L. Harris, M.Ed., CRS, Extension Housing and Environment Specialist, and edited by Bev Kellner, Extension Assistant, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M System, College Station, Texas.

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Last updated: 26 July, 2010

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