• Fix leaking faucets and toilets.
• Wash only full loads in the dishwasher and clothes washer, and save energy and water.
• Shorten your showers by a minute or two and save up to 1,800 gallons per person each year.
• Minimize faucet use when brushing your teeth, shaving and washing dishes.
• Take showers instead of baths and save up to 40 gallons each time.
• Don't pre-rinse dishes unless you need to.

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• Build healthy soil with compost and mulch for plants with deeper roots, fewer pest and weed problems, and lower water needs.
• Choose the right plants that that are pest-resistant, require less water, and match the sun, shade, and soil in your yard.
• Practice smart watering to prevent plant disease. If you have an automatic watering system, check our Irrigation/Sprinkler System Rebates.
• Think twice before using pesticides. Keep your plants healthy by creating a garden that prevents problems before they start.
• Practice natural lawn care and enjoy a healthy lawn that needs less water, fertilizer and pesticides.

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• Consider alternatives to discretionary uses of water, such as sidewalk washing and other indoor and outdoor spray cleaning activities that are not related to health and safety.
• Eliminate daytime landscape watering.
• Reduce fleet washing as much as possible, or use water reclaim systems.
• Work with all employees to develop methods and procedures that will reduce water use.
• Emphasize leak reporting and repair.
• Incorporate efficient use of water in kitchens for food preparation, food thawing and clean-up procedures.
• Empower your customers to participate in water-saving practices.
• Replace inefficient equipment such as toilets, single-pass cooling systems, water-cooled ice machines, laundry systems, medical equipment, process water and many other systems.

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