Bathroom

• Install ultra-low-flush toilets that use 1.6 gallons per flush versus standard toilets, which use 3.5 to 6 gallons.
• Tune up your leaky toilets - the number one water waster in your home. One leaky toilet can waste up to 78,000 gallons of water in one year - enough to fill a swimming pool!
• Turn the faucet off while brushing your teeth.
• Install a low-flow showerhead.

Washing Machine

• Wash only full loads in the washing machine.

Kitchen

• Capture tap water in a watering can while waiting for hot water. Use this water for your houseplants.
• Use the garbage disposal less and the garbage can more.
• Wash only full loads in the dishwasher.

Residents of Southern California, it is important to remember that we live in a semi-arid area that receives unpredictable amounts of rainfall and has limited local water resources. Therefore, we must all work together to conserve as much water as possible, to ensure adequate supplies during those hot summer months in the years to come.

It’s a simple equation: if we use less water, our existing supplies will go further. That’s why conservation has become a significant component of SMWD’s water supply planning strategy. Over the years, SMWD customers have been able to save thousands of acre-feet of water through rebate programs, plumbing retrofits and improved awareness of the need to use our water resources more efficiently. And those savings not only help the District, they help you too. That’s because the less water you use in and around your home, the lower your monthly water bills will be.

Click on the images below for indoor conservation tips,  for information on how to reduce urban runoff or to return to the conservation page.