Bathroom

Take showers instead of filling the tub and taking a bath. Showers usually use less water than baths.

Install a low-flow shower head which restricts the quantity of flow at 60 psi to no more than 3.0 gallons per minute.

Turn water off while brushing teeth.

Test toilets for leaks. An easy way to test for a leak is to add a few drops of food coloring to the water tank. The toilet should not be flushed. The customer can then watch to see if the coloring appears in the bowl within a few minutes. If it does, the fixture needs adjustment or repair.

Never use the toilet to dispose of cleaning tissues, cigarette butts, or other trash. This can waste a great deal of water and also places an unnecessary load on the sewage treatment plants.

When replacing an old toilet, opt to install a new low-volume flush toilet that uses 3.5 gallons or less per flush.