Saving on Water

I just found this article on a blog called, "Living on a Dime". Run on over there and see what else they have to say. :-)

Living on a Dime

I have a tip that is helpful for people on town
or city water ( not for those with wells). I
cut 45$ a month off my bill (combined
elec/water//sewage/garbage bill). It is really
simple but takes guts to keep trying when
forgetting it.

First, we saved all our juice/water/milk type bottles.

Second, we washed them.

Third, when we run the water for
any reason we fill jugs up (kitchen for hot or
cold water/ Bathroom to heat up shower
water/hose outside to get cooler or warmer water
depending on the season).

Fourth, whenever we
need water for anything we use it from the jugs:
water for boiling/ adding to rice/ filling ice
trays/ filling pet dish/ brushing teeth/ washing
faces/ From the hose for watering plants when
there’s no rain and for “cleaning outside
toys”.

It takes perseverance to do this and
there are times when we forget. We keep jugs on
a rack and rotate through. We use a lot more in
the summer and save a lot more in the
winter/spring!

When we run tap water for doing
dishes we always save in jugs and only rinse a
lot at a time on minimal water stream. The
water comes in handy for flushing when the power
goes out and for filling water balloons in summer
( tell kids that each time they remember to run
into a jug they get to use one of the small ones
for water fights!!!). or for making chicken
stock or soup. Plus this method takes all the
chemicals out.

Once we really got into it we
found that most of the time we could have water
at least 2 days ahead of what we needed to
use. Hope others can use this.

Source: Living on a Dime