Water conservation

 "Conserving a vital resource is far less costly than developing increased supply capacity."

The word needs to be spread to all that conservation is not a fad nor a  trendy thing, it is part of survival. Our PUD should be at the forefront of this important effort.  Water is essential to live and there is only so much water to go around.

When you sit by a large rushing river you may ask why, with all this water flowing before me, is there any limit to the amount available for our use.  Well, the answer is not simple but to maintain our environment, a complicated ecosystem, we must share the water to allow native plants and animals to survive.  Then, there are all the governmental limitations restricting the amount of water that can be taken.

How can we conserve water?  Well, there are always the old standards, only run your dishwasher and clothes washer when they have a full load.  By the way, this also conserves electricity and saves you money.  Not letting the faucet run while you brush your teeth or any other similar activity would make a great difference as would repairing any leaking pipes or faucets.  How about water miser toilets?   They, too, would help our cause
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Want to really go for tech in water conservation, consider installing a residential domestic hot water recirculating pump.  Without such a system, when you want hot water, you have to let the cold water in the pipes run down the drain until the hot arrives.  These pumps are installed under the sink or basin farthest from your hot water source.  They connect between the hot and cold water pipes coming out of the wall under the sink cabinet.  When the thermostat senses that the water at the hot faucet has fallen below a certain level, the small pump draws water from the hot line and pushes it back through the cold piping until hot water reaches the sensor.  This way, you have instant hot immediately while practicing conservation.  While on the subject, how about insulating your water pipes?

Tomorrow night, lets chat about saving water outside our homes, See you then.
Tony