{"id":2733,"date":"2014-07-16T17:21:23","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T00:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.summerhillhomes.com\/?p=2733"},"modified":"2024-03-26T16:46:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T23:46:54","slug":"water-saving-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/16\/water-saving-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Water-Saving Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Big news today about California\u2019s drought: the San Francisco Chronicle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/science\/article\/State-water-board-expected-to-OK-500-a-day-fines-5623907.php\">reports<\/a> $500 per day water fines have passed the California legislature. Water wasters now face serious penalties, so now seems like a good time to share some water saving tips for our Bay Area new home owners.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2734\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/la-me-water-use-20140628.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2734 size-large\" title=\"Drought at the State Capitol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/la-me-water-use-20140628-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/la-me-water-use-20140628-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/la-me-water-use-20140628-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/la-me-water-use-20140628-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/la-me-water-use-20140628.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wateruseitwisely.com\/\">Wateruseitwisely<\/a> has an abundance of information on judicious water use including tips for kids, tips for indoor and outdoor water use, plant care, and even a monthly water planner. We took a look at the list and learned a few things we though worth sharing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you drop ice cubes, don\u2019t put them in the sink. Put them in a house plant. Similarly, while you wait for hot water, collect the running water and use it to water plants or make ice.<\/li>\n<li>Soak pots and pans in the sink instead of letting the water run while dish washing.<\/li>\n<li>Take a shower instead of a bath. A bath requires 70 gallons of water.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t launder towels after just one use \u2013 reuse towels<\/li>\n<li>Patronize car washes that use recycled water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are just a few tips. With the drought expected to last through 2015, even if this is an El Nino year, we\u2019re all going to be expected to conserve water, and pay fines if we don\u2019t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big news today about California\u2019s drought: the San Francisco Chronicle reports $500 per day water fines have passed the California legislature. Water wasters now face serious penalties, so now seems like a good time to share some water saving tips for our Bay Area new home owners. 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