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Mandatory Water Rationing for the East Bay, Ca

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Anyone out there get the call from EBMUD recently? It's official: mandatory water rationing begins August 1st. What are your top tips for conserving water? Check out some suggestions below the jump.

The East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EMBUD) is asking East Bay residents to set a goal of using 19% less water this summer. With two consecutive years of dry weather, we're looking at some hard times out here. Here's our list of how to pitch in and do your part. Feel free to join in even if you don't fall under the mandatory umbrella...

  • turn off the water when brushing your teeth!

  • take shorter showers

  • instead of rinsing one dish at a time, fill up the sink with clean water and dip the dishes to clean

  • go old school: stick a bottle in the toilet tank

  • low-flow shower head

  • gray water!

  • check for leaky pipes and drippy faucets

  • invest in a drip irrigation system for your yard

  • landscape with drought tolerant plants

  • use mulch in your garden!
  • Visit the EMBUD website for even more ideas and details on the summer water rationing program.

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    Originally posted by Shayna on AT:SF.

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    I use this shower filter and use the throttle to turn off the water while soaping. I hate having to rush while I'm showering, but I don't need the water to run the entire time. This allows me to save water without sacrificing the small bit of added quality of life that a leisurely shower gives me.

    http://www.greenhome.com/products/bath/bath_and_shower_filters/106798/

    posted by Erica in DC on 2008-07-02 13:22:56
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    If its yellow, let it mellow!
    If its brown, flush it down!

    posted by supapfunk on 2008-07-02 21:01:23
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    Maybe save the laundry until you have a full load instead of doing several small loads which will use more water and electricity.

    posted by jewellz on 2008-07-09 20:57:11
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