• Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth or shaving.
• Take short showers (5 minutes or less) instead of tub baths.
• Take fewer showers.
• Install a low-flow showerhead. Some cost as little as $10. (Bathing accounts for 25-30% of personal water use.)
• If you must use a tub, close the drain before turning on the water and fill the tub only half full.
• Bathe small children together.
• Install low-flush toilets. They cost $100 and up and use 1.6 gallons per flush. If you have an older toilet (using 3-6 gallons per flush) place a half-gallon milk or bleach jug filled with water in the tank where it does not interfere with the flushing mechanism. Don't use bricks! They can disintegrate and damage plumbing.

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