#droughtawareness

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A great way to take action against the drought is your shower. We know a long shower is a much needed time for relaxation, but by spending hours in the shower wastes tons of water! When you think about it during that hour long shower you took, the actual washing of your body only took about 5-10 minutes. If everyone just got in the shower and only spent their time ACTUALLY TAKING A SHOWER! Then the amount of water saved would be tremendous. So here’s what we at H2No are asking of you, try a 5 minute power shower instead of that water wasting 40 minute shower. We promise that you will be thanking us later, and so will your towns water supply! Another way to save water in the shower is using a low flow shower head. These shower heads are designed to pump are with your water, giving you the same great water pressure but with less water being used! 

So much of our water is wasted on landscaping, the upkeep of yards, etc. And most sprinkler systems have leaks that don’t even provide water for your plants! A simple way to take action against the drought is to turn off your sprinklers. Make some changes to your garden. By planting drought resistant plants and replacing your grass with something like stones your can save tons of water! We aren’t saying you have to go rip up all your grass right now and replace it, but just be aware of the water you are wasting on your plants. Going gold isn’t a bad thing. You’re probably wondering what we mean by going gold, it’s simple, but letting your lawn turn yellow you are saving water...but don’t worry everyones doing it! In fact the company Water Wise makes signs you can put on your lawn that list all the benefits of going gold. The drought isn’t going to end all at once, but if we each make small changes like this it can make a huge impact.

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