Comments on: Conserving Water, One Drop at a Time http://whynotlime.com/conserving-water-one-drop-at-a-time/ the green life with a twist Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:06:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Shawn http://whynotlime.com/conserving-water-one-drop-at-a-time/#comment-5 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:41:57 +0000 http://whynotlime.com/conserving-water-one-drop-at-a-time/#comment-5 One of my water conservation habits is similar to the "Navy shower." My grandparents' home has a small water heater, because for most of the year it is only the two of them in their small house. However, whenever family visits, Grandma reminds us to not run the water during our shower. It works like this... 1. Use just enough water to work up a good lather, then shut the water off. 2. Scrub away. 3. Turn water back on to rinse. While Grandma's intent is to save the hot water, I believe that this method of showering could possibly use a total of one or two gallons of water. Another water-saving technique that I wish I utilized was the recycling of "grey water." I learned about this several years ago while touring an "Earthship" outside of Taos, New Mexico. One of my water conservation habits is similar to the “Navy shower.” My grandparents’ home has a small water heater, because for most of the year it is only the two of them in their small house. However, whenever family visits, Grandma reminds us to not run the water during our shower. It works like this… 1. Use just enough water to work up a good lather, then shut the water off. 2. Scrub away. 3. Turn water back on to rinse.

While Grandma’s intent is to save the hot water, I believe that this method of showering could possibly use a total of one or two gallons of water.

Another water-saving technique that I wish I utilized was the recycling of “grey water.” I learned about this several years ago while touring an “Earthship” outside of Taos, New Mexico.

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