The water you use in your home comes from the ground which is replenished by rainwater. The more freshwater you use, the less there is for wildlife, farming, industry and wetlands. Farmers and wildlife need water too. Remember 40 percent of the water you use in your home is flushed down the toilet.

• Machine wash only full loads of laundry and dishes.
• Take short showers instead of baths.
• Choose low-flush toilets.
• Place one or two half-gallon bottles in your old toilet to reduce water used for flushing.
• Don't let tap water run while brushing teeth, washing dishes, or shaving.
• Install low-flow shower heads and faucets and fix any leaks immediately. Ask your hardware store and about water-saving devices for shower heads, faucets and garden hoses. Always use a trigger nozzle on your hose.
• Adjust household water pressure to 30 psi
• Use front loading clothes washers which use half as much water as top loaders.
• Install a new high performance, water-saving showerheads and faucets. It will cut the cost of your showers in half. The cost is minimal and they are east to install.
• Using a bowl or tub to rinse dishes.
• Limit children from playing with running water.
• Sweep sidewalk or driveway don't hose.
• Collect rain water in a covered barrel or cistern for latter use in the yard.

An average bath uses 30-50 gallons of water. An average shower, 15. The US consumes 450 billion gallons of water day. 40 percent of the water used in the home is flushed down the toilet.