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Services and Advice for Water Smart Use Inside Your Home

In the Sacramento region, about 45 percent of a household’s water use is indoors—most of that in the bathroom. Toilets alone account for more than a quarter of a household’s water use, followed by clothes washers (22 percent of indoor water use), showers (17 percent), faucets (16 percent) and leaks (14 percent)

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Here are some tips for conserving water at home to preserve our lakes and river and to stretch out water supplies for people and the environment.

Why should I replace my toilet?

Clothes washers account for about 20% of all indoor water use. How many loads do you do a year? The average family does 300 loads of laundry. That’s about 12,000 gallons a year! If you wash clothes in hot or warm water, you are also using additional energy. Participating

Why should I replace my toilet?

Toilets account for more than 25% of all indoor water use. Toilets manufactured before 1992 use 3.5 to 7 gallons per flush (gpf) or between 17,000 and 34,000 gallons per year. By replacing your 3.5 gpf or greater toilet with a 1.28 gpf High

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Sacramento Region Smart Irrigation Scheduler
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Plant Databases

Water-wise gardening in the Gold County Region Create your wish list of low water-use plants! This comprehensive database includes 1,800 plants classified by plant type, botanical name, common name and water use. It includes garden tours for design ideas, a garden gallery to search for water efficient plants that meet your needs, water conservation tips, and much more.

Water-wise gardening in the Gold County Region
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