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A family solution for water conservation

Yes you can start water conservation from your family.If you are a family person most the water you use everyday is used from your home. That means your house gives you plenty of oppurtunity to save water. From bathroom to outdoors you can save water.

In the bathroom.never unnecessarily turn on the flush for disposing your waste's like cigarette butts, bugs etc.use a low-flow toilet that uses 6-8 liter of water or less.Test toilet leaks periodically.Use low-flow showerhead that uses maximum 10 liter of water per minute, make sure it is fitted with cut-of valve so that you can easily turn it off while soaping.Keep the tap turned off while brushing,shaving turn on the tap only when you have to rinse.

In the kitchen.never use a dishwasher without full load, do not keep tap turned on for long time if you are rinsing anything,try use use minimal water.In the laundry..use washing machine with full load while washing. you can make intelligent decision by purchasing washing machine, try to buy machimes that uses less water and cleans well

At outdoors.use proven water management systems like springlers, drip irrigation according to nature of plant. use water timely and upto the limit the plant requires the water avoid too much watering. Do not sweep driveways with hose water sometimes it can use too much water. If a bucket of soapy water would clean your cars and window panes do ot use hose water

Use rainwater harvesting techniques, Rainwater harvesting is essentially collecting all the water falling on your roof and collecting it into an under water tank or well like structure, according to your preference, after semi filtering with charcoal, burned brick pieces, sand etc. Storing water in underwater tank helps you to overcome immediate water requirement, while the second method of directing water to well like structure helps to replenish ground water levels.You can combine both methods to provide an unique solution.First you can fill the underwater tank and excess water will flow to wells or ground pits, there by achieving both above objectives


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