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The Top 5 Ways to Save Water at Home

Rainfall is at record lows in many parts of the United States. California, in particular, is in the midst of an extreme drought. A professor of earth and planetary sciences at the University of California, Berkeley has stated that the state is on track for having the worst drought in 500 years.

A recent law mandates that Californians reduce their water consumption 20 percent by the year 2020. The typical American family uses about 400 gallons of water every day. According to Rea Gonzalez, a representative at the Los Angeles Department of Public Works, most of that water — about 60 percent in relatively arid California — is used outdoors for watering the yard and filling a swimming pool or hot tub. So, obviously, a great place to start water conservation efforts is outside.

But water consumption indoors shouldn’t be overlooked, either. Gonzalez has outlined the top five most effective and budget-conscious ways for Californians to save water at home, detailed below. Now, if we could all just organize a mass rain dance …
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