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<br /> <br />ach of us uses about <br />o bathtubs full of water <br />ch day. For two urban <br />milles, that works out to <br />st about an Olympic- <br />ze swimming pool of <br />ater for a year. <br /> <br />hundred years ago, <br />ch person used about <br />e gallons a day, <br />robably because water <br />as a lot harder to get. It <br />ad to be hauled by <br />uckets to the house <br />om creeks or wells, then <br />oiled on wood stoves to <br />urify. <br /> <br />oday, we turn on <br />e faucet and clean <br />ater runs out. We use it <br />'or so many things that in <br />ome places there isn't <br />nough to go around. <br /> <br />_ r ~.-~ <br />, <br /> <br />tJ RunotJ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Run the dishwasher <br />only when it's full. <br /> <br />Use two basins when <br />washing dishes by hand, <br />one for washing and one <br />for rinsing. <br /> <br />\;J#'Q <br /> <br />Keep a pitcher of <br />water in the refrigerator <br />instead of running the <br />faucet until the water gets <br />cold. <br /> <br />You can make simple <br />changes In your habits and <br />reduce your family's water <br />usage. <br /> <br />Check for leaky <br />toilets by placing a little <br />food coloring In the toilet <br />tank. (Make sure you ask <br />a grownup before you do <br />this.) Wait 15 minutes. If <br />the color seeps into the <br />bowl, you have a leak. <br /> <br />Fill a plastic, one-quart <br />bottle with water and <br />place it In the toilet tank <br />to reduce the amount of <br />water used with each <br />flush. <br /> <br />..." <br />'.- <br /> <br />Put the stopper In the <br />sink and let the water fill <br />up when you're washing <br />your hands. <br /> <br />," <br /> <br /> <br />.-?/ <br /> <br />,.' <br />".- " <br /> <br /> <br />Check for <br />leaks. A slow <br />drip can waste <br />15.tO !lallons In a day. <br /> <br />Be sure to turn faucets <br />off all the way. A leaky <br />faucet wastes enough <br />water in a year to fill <br />almost 250 bathtubs. <br /> <br />-~\.. <br />I ,. '-," -. c-"""", <br />. - . .~....,<. ': ,'-~;~.. . <br /> <br />