Slash the Water Bill and Save Water
May-27-2010

Drip. Drip. Drip. Doesn't seem that much. But if you use the Drip Accumulator

calculator on the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Website, you'll see that a single slow leaky faucet dripping 30 drops per minute wastes 3 gallons per day, or the equivalent of 27 baths per year. The USGS also estimates that many of our toilets leak approximately 22 gallons of water per day.

Now when you think about all those faucets all around the country dripping away - that's a lot of water wasted. Which wastes money, and resources! So go Go Green and fix those faucets!

Another way to cut your water use at the sink is to install faucet aerators which use less water. And if you're remodeling look into those new high-effiency bathroom faucets with the WaterSense label - kind of like the Energy Star rating - but for plumbling!

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