By making a few simple changes in how you use water, you can have a big impact on the environment and on your water bill. Here's how to use less water.

    You probably already know the importance of water conservation. Surprisingly small changes in water usage habits can have a big impact both on the environment as well as on your water bill. By making a few simple changes in the way you use water, you can make a difference both now and for future generations. Here's how to use less water:

    1.Stop Hogging the Shower

    If you're accustomed to taking twenty minute showers, you could be wasting a considerable amount of water. For each additional minute you add to your shower time, you're increasing water consumption by around a thousand gallons per year. Try to restrict your showers to five minute or less and watch your water bill go down.

    2.Keep Your Toilet in Good Working Order

    Buy a low flow toilet and make sure it stays in good working order. Check the handles to make sure they don't stick when you flush. Check your toilet for leaks by adding food coloring to the tank. If it appears in your toilet, you have a leak that needs to be repaired.

    3.Use Less Water When You Brush Your Teeth

    Instead of running the water the entire time you're brushing your teeth, use water only for a quick rinse. If everyone in your family were to do this, imagine how much money you'd save.

    4.Keep a Jug of Drinking Water in the Refrigerator

    Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator and encourage your family to fill their glasses from it. This will eliminate repeated trips to the sink to get drinking water.

    5. Cut Down on Use of Dishwashers, Washers, and Sryers

    Don't run your dishwasher when it's only half full. The same goes for washers and dryers. These appliances are big water users. Use them as infrequently as possible.

    6.Install a New Shower Head

    Replace your current shower head with a low flow model and you'll reduce your water consumption by seventy-five percent.

    7. Wash Veggies in a Bowl

    Instead of washing fruits and veggies under running water, fill a pan with clean water and gently brush your fruits and vegetables with a soft brush while in the water to remove pesticide residue and debris. This is an easy way to use less water and still clean fruits and vegetables properly.

    Be aware of how you're using water on a daily basis. The key to making positive changes is to be more conscious and aware of how you're using our most precious resource, water.

    通過用水方式上幾個簡單的變化，就可能對環境和你的水費帳單有大的影響。這裏是一些節水的辦法。

    你ni可ke能neng已yi經jing知zhi道dao節jie約yue用yong水shui的de重zhong要yao性xing。令ling人ren驚jing訝ya的de是shi
，在zai用yong水shui習xi慣guan上shang幾ji個ge小xiao的de變bian化hua，就jiu可ke能neng對dui環huan境jing以yi及ji對dui你ni水shui費fei帳zhang單dan有you大da的de影ying響xiang。通tong過guo用yong水shui方fang式shi上shang幾ji個ge簡jian單dan的de變bian化hua

，你ni就jiu可ke以yi在zai現xian在zai並bing且qie為wei未wei來lai的de幾ji代dai人ren起qi重zhong要yao作zuo用yong。這zhe裏li是shi一yi些xie節jie水shui的de辦ban法fa：

    1.停掉長時間猛衝的淋浴

    如ru果guo你ni習xi慣guan於yu二er十shi分fen鍾zhong的de淋lin浴yu
，你ni可ke能neng會hui浪lang費fei相xiang當dang數shu量liang的de水shui。每mei增zeng加jia一yi分fen鍾zhong淋lin浴yu時shi間jian，每mei年nian就jiu會hui增zeng加jia大da約yue一yi千qian加jia侖lun的de用yong水shui量liang。嚐chang試shi限xian製zhi你ni的de淋lin浴yu時shi間jian到dao五wu分fen鍾zhong或huo者zhe更geng少shao，並bing且qie觀guan察cha你ni的de水shui費fei帳zhang單dan的de下xia降jiang。

    2.保持你的廁所處於良好工作狀態

    購gou買mai低di水shui量liang馬ma桶tong，並bing且qie確que保bao其qi處chu於yu良liang好hao工gong作zuo狀zhuang態tai。檢jian查zha手shou柄bing按an鍵jian
，確que保bao在zai你ni衝chong水shui時shi它ta們men不bu被bei粘zhan住zhu。通tong過guo向xiang水shui箱xiang中zhong加jia入ru食shi用yong色se素su檢jian查zha你ni的de廁ce所suo的de漏lou水shui情qing況kuang。如ru果guo顏yan色se在zai馬ma桶tong中zhong出chu現xian，說shuo明ming有you泄xie漏lou需xu要yao修xiu理li。 
    
    3.刷牙時使用較少的水

    在整個刷牙時間不要使用流水，隻是在快速衝洗時使用水。如果家裏的每個人都這樣做，試想你會省多少錢。 
   
    4.在冰箱裏保持一罐飲用水

    在冰箱裏保持一瓶飲用水
，並且鼓勵你的家人從這個瓶子向他們的玻璃杯倒水。這將消除重複來往洗碗池去獲得飲用水。 
    
    5.減少洗碗機、洗衣機和幹衣機的使用次數 

    不運行隻有裝滿一半的洗碗機。洗衣機和幹衣機也同樣。這些設備都是用水大戶。盡可能地不要經常使用它們。
 
    6.安裝一個新的淋浴頭

    用低流量型式的淋浴頭更換你現在使用的淋浴頭，你將降低你的用水量的 75％。 
    
    7.在一個盆裏清洗蔬菜

    erbushizailiushuixiachongxishuiguoheshucai。zaipenzhongzhuangshangganjingdeshui，yongruanshuaqingqingshuaxinideshuiguoheshucai，tongshizaizhegeshuizhongqingchucanliudenongyaohexidicanyuwu。zheshiyizhongshiyongjiaoshaodeshuibingqierengrantuoshanqingxishuiguoheshucaidebianlifangfa。 

    要知道你每天如何使用水。作出積極變化的關鍵是要更加自覺並且意識到你是如何使用我們最寶貴的資源——水。