Ways To Conserve Water During A Drought.
With just over 2% of South Dakota in a severe drought and nearly 91% of the state underneath abnormally dry conditions… what can you do at home to conserve water at home?
Starting in May, the drought conditions started to turn worse with little soaking rain falling across northern parts of the Missouri River Valley; from the 28th of May to the latest data on June 27th, the, roughly, 30% of South Dakota that was abnormally dry increased to nearly 91% while the 0% that was underneath severe drought conditions climbed to nearly 32%.
Along with washing machines as well as toilets, showers are the biggest water users in the household so limiting your shower time can help save a lot of water.
Toilets have changed over the last couple of years and now there’s HET’s or High Efficiency Toilets which are available to help you conserve water!
Ranging from upwards to 7 gallons of water to 3.5 gallons, older toilets use lots of water each time you flush.
So what can you do to make sure you’re cutting back on the gallons you use per flush?
Whether you have a newer toilet or an older one, you can check to make sure you have stopped any leaks.
At the set GPF of 1.6 gallons, at 5 flushes a day, the average person per year flushes nearly 3000 gallons of water.
Most laundry machines have changed like toilets to become more efficient when it comes to water usage.