One reason is that dishwashers heat the water to a temperature hotter than you can stand. Fix all the dripping faucets in your house. Kind of a no-brainer. Take showers instead of baths, and take short showers. You can use a timer to keep you from zoning out in the shower. read more
Here are some tricks we can use to save water at home. Use better bathroom taps, hand showers and shower-heads, those have quality trims that can be adjusted according to your need. If possible then install taps that support sensor or touch technology so whenever you need water bring the pot or hands in-front of the faucet to make it work. read more
On average, an American resident uses about 100 gallons of water per day; while those in Europe use about 50 gallons of water daily. A resident of sub-Saharan Africa uses two to five gallons of water per day. read more
Replacing just four ounces of beef in your diet a week with a vegetarian option can save more than 3,000 gallons of water. Your one-year effect: 171,704 gallons of water saved. The effect if everyone in the U.S. did it for one year: More than twice the volume of water in the Chesapeake Bay. read more