Water: A Precious Resource
Americans who live in regions where water is at a premium know all too well the importance of conserving this precious resource. On average, people in the United States use about8.8.gallons of water per day无论是通过泄漏还是低效的，每户家庭，都浪费了大量的水。幸运的是，只有几个小但精明的变化，我们可以限制浪费，帮助环境，并保持这种越来越稀缺的资源。
安装灰水系统
灰色水系统从管道来源采取废水（当然，厕所除外）并在家中重新使用它。（厕所水被认为是black waterbecause it’s mixed with human waste;灰水is water that’s not safe to drink but is safe for other purposes.) A considerable portion of the water a household uses can be recycled through a gray water system and then used to water plants or flush toilets. Setting up a gray water system is a bit tricky in older homes, but this type of plumbing configuration can be easily incorporated into new construction. The cost varies, but a modest whole-house system typically maxes out at around $2,500.
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保护和重复使用水的最简单方法之一是设置arain barrel收集从家庭排水沟流动的雨水。安装很简单：将雨桶定位在倒盘附近，然后将分流器附加到从羽的桶中向枪管窜出水。这是一个好主意，将桶形升高到木材支架或煤渣块上，使其更容易进入龙头，这通常朝向桶的底部。一旦安装了桶，您将能够使用收获的水来满足您口渴的花园植物，从而降低您对市政水的依赖。
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Reuse Pasta Water
许多消息来源建议使用家庭植物的剩余面食水，但我们不推荐这一点，特别是如果您正在沸腾您的意大利面，就有大量的盐。也就是说，您可以使用那种Brimy液体来薄酱或蒸汽蔬菜用作一侧。一定要在现场重复使用这种水;由于其高淀粉含量，它会迅速破坏。
Collect Shower Water
If a gray water system seems overly complicated or lies outside your budget, implement a simple DIY water-catching trick: Strategically place a bucket in the shower to capture drain-bound droplets, then use that collected water on your houseplants or in your garden. Clean water collected while you're waiting for the shower to get hot can even be used to wash dishes.
安装下沉厕所系统
如果整个灰水系统不在问题中，请考虑将厕所连接到浴室水槽的简化版本，以便使用水槽的灰水help flush the toilet。
收集半二手水
Throughout the day, you probably find a number of half-full glasses of water lying around your house. Someone fills one up, takes a few sips, and then leaves the glass behind and moves on. Instead of pouring that water down the drain, use it to water houseplants, add it to the watering can outside, or even save it for washing the dishes.
回收池水
游泳池是令人难以置信的乐趣的后院特征，但它们浪费了大量的水。在冬季困难的地区，初夏是花费排水和重新填充藻类的游泳池。您是否知道可以回收肮脏的绿水而不是倾倒呢？可以通过污染污水池水reverse osmosis。这个过程主要用于消毒饮用水，但它也适用于游泳池。利用这种游泳池清洁方法，让专业人员在忙于其他春季清洁任务时拿缰绳。
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Harvest Rainwater for Your Swimming Pool
Do you need to fill up a brand-new pool? An eco-friendly method is to supplement municipal water with屋顶收集的雨水。请记住，必须使用反渗透或其他消毒方法治疗任何收获的水。
重复使用浴水
Scrub-a-dub-dub,你在浴缸里!Great! Here’s the problem: A bath uses up a whole lot of water. Just think about all that water swirling down the drain after you've relaxed and unwound. Depending on which products you use during your bath, you may be able to scoop out leftover water and use it for washing clothes or watering the garden, but remember that garden plants don't respond well to harsh cleansers.
Recycle the Aquarium Water
它需要加仑和加仑的水，让花园整个夏天都蓬勃发展。业主谁need to change a quarter of the tank water on a biweekly basis通过回收从鱼缸中取出的水来仍然可以尽职尽责。只要水就没有潜在的损伤化学品（例如，水族箱盐，药物或藻类杀手），它是一个很好的自然fertilizer为你的植物。
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