How to Stop Being a Drip

Newsweek, August, 2007 by Charlene Dy

Water use soars in the summertime, and drought-affected regions have been tightening their faucets in an effort to conserve water. While some towns have gone so far as to restrict lawn watering and public fountains, better technology and a new EPA labeling system called WaterSense make it easier to be miserly with your H2O at home. Some room-by-room tips:

Bathroom: In the past 10 months, 35 models of high-performance, high-efficiency toilets that use less than 1.3 gallons per flush, compared with the standard 1.6gpf, have earned the EPA's WaterSense seal of approval. Unlike many of their low-flow predecessors, these new models, which sell for $200 to $550, guarantee a clean flush (for more information, see epa.gov/watersense ). If you bought your toilet pre-1994, it...

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