Save 4 gallons of water a day.

More actions you can take:

• Install an efficient showerhead and low flow faucet aerators.
  
• Run the dishwasher and washing machine only when there is a full load, or use low water level features.
  
• Water your lawn in the early morning, when temperatures are cooler, to minimize evaporation.
  
• Repair dripping faucets and leaky toilets.
  
• Take your motor oil or household chemicals to city-sponsored household hazardous waste drop-off events for disposal.Do not pour them down the sewer drain.
  
• Disconnect your down spouts when appropriate.
  
• Plant a rain garden.
  
• Install a rain barrel or cistern in your yard.
  
• Don’t throw your old medicines down the drain. Save them for our next Prescription Drug Toss (click for details) coming up May 20-22. Residents are asked to bring their old medicines to several different collection sites for proper disposal - keeping those chemicals out of landfills and out of the water supply. 2008 will be the third annual Prescription Drug Toss. Last year, 381 pounds of mediation were collected and disposed of by LMPD Narcotics Officers and 80 pounds of pill bottles were recycled. Watch this site for the exact locations.