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Conserve Water Drought is Here HERE ARE SMART AND SIMPLE WAYS TO SAVE WATER • Turn off your irrigaon system and water your plants by hand, only when needed. • Install a shutoff nozzle on your garden hose. We provide them free for customers. Contact us at [email protected] or 415.945.1520. • Water early in the morning (before 9 a.m.) or in the evening (aﬅer 7 p.m.) to avoid evaporaon. • Convert your lawn to low water use landscaping. We offer rebates or mulching materials to get you started. • Install a graywater system that reuses water from your washing machine for irrigaon. • Hold off on refilling decorave fountains, swimming pools and hot tubs unl drought condions end. • Don’t wash your car at home, use a carwash that recycles water instead. • Install water-efficient faucet aerators and showerheads. We’ll provide them for you. • Fix leaks as soon as you find them. • Take shorter showers, and turn the water off while brushing your teeth. • Run your washing machine and dishwasher only when you have a full load. • Replace older washing machines and dishwashers with water-saving high-efficiency models. We offer rebates. Outdoor Indoor MarinWater.org JOIN OUR WATER WATCH TEAM Learn about programs, rebates, and resources at MarinWater.org/Conserve If you see water waste give us a call at 415.945.1523 or use our online form MarinWater.org/forms/water-waste-report

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Conserve Water

Drought is Here

HERE ARE SMART AND SIMPLE WAYS TO SAVE WATER

• Turn off your irrigation system and water your plants by hand, only when needed.

• Install a shutoff nozzle on your garden hose. We provide them free for customers. Contact us at [email protected] or 415.945.1520.

• Water early in the morning (before 9 a.m.) or in the evening (after 7 p.m.) to avoid evaporation. • Convert your lawn to low water use landscaping. We offer rebates or mulching materials to get you started.

• Install a graywater system that reuses water from your washing machine for irrigation.

• Hold off on refilling decorative fountains, swimming pools and hot tubs until drought conditions end.

• Don’t wash your car at home, use a carwash that recycles water instead.

• Install water-efficient faucet aerators and showerheads. We’ll provide them for you.

• Fix leaks as soon as you find them.

• Take shorter showers, and turn the water off while brushing your teeth.

• Run your washing machine and dishwasher only when you have a full load.

• Replace older washing machines and dishwashers with water-saving high-efficiency models. We offer rebates.

Outdoor Indoor

MarinWater.org

JOIN OUR WATER WATCH TEAM

Learn about programs, rebates, and resources at MarinWater.org/Conserve