ways to reduce your impact

Using more detergent = more rinsing water. Use as little detergent as you can. Just add a some more elbow grease

Set lawn mower blades one notch higher. Longer grass means less evaporation. Saves 500 to 1,500 gallons each month. As much as you like short grass, think about how many times you actually use your lawn. Not very often right? So make your blades of grass a little higher, and help the environment

If you choose to wash your car, do it on the lawn. Not only will your car be clean, it will water the grass. Your other alternative is to go to a car wash that recycles their water. (Which most do) Try not to wash your car on your driveway. The water does no good there.

When you play with the hose for unnecessary reasons, you are wasting 10 gallons of water per minute.

Not defrosting your frozen foods with water saves 50 to 150 gallons a month. Defrost it on your counter, and take that time to read some new Instructables.

Rinse and wash clothes using your clothes washer s cold water cycle. This reduces the energy needed to heat the water up.

Dehumidifiers take the humidity out of the air, and give you fresh water! I use ours during the summer, and the amount of water we produce is amazing! But please note that this still uses energy, almost as much as an air conditioner. I added it because it is another way to receive water, without taking it from wellspublic water supplies.

Keep the freezer full of something, such as loaves of bread or milk jugs filled with water, to keep the cold air from falling out when the door is opened.

Try to use pressure cookers and microwaves whenever possible. Pressure cookers cut time by 66%, while microwaves uses less than half the energy than a conventional oven. Though, microwaves sometimes make my bread soggy.

Reduce the heat of your spas during the day when you are not using it. Raise the heat when you feeling like using the spa. Keeping it hot all day uses a good amount of energy.