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Do you know that water is a non renewable resource and we are very soon going to run out of usable water if we continue using water at the pace we are doing nowadays. Water conservation is the need of the hour if we want to live. Life is not possible without water, and if we keep in wasting water the way we generally do, we will very soon be faced with a world where there is no water. In order to avoid coming across this doomsday scenario, it is important that all of us do our own little bit in order to save water. Here, we give you some great water conservation tips that you can apply to your daily life to save water.

Turn Off The Water While Brushing: Do you know that a large number of people spend 5 to 25 gallons of water on a task like brushing. Most of us do not turn off the faucet while brushing and it keeps gushing out water at the rate of three to five gallons per minute. You can easily brush comfortably with just half a gallon of water if you turn off the faucet after wetting your toothbrush and turn it on again only when you need to rinse. Apply the same principle while you are shaving and you will easily save 20 to 30 gallons per day during these two tasks only.

Take Shorter Showers: We are all so fond of showers that we keep taking one every now and then, and many people shower at least twice a day. While this is no doubt a good practice, letting the shower wash over you for ages is not. One uses at least 25 to 50 gallons of water per five minute shower, since most shower heads pass at least five to ten gallons of water every minute. Stop the shower while you are applying soap and shampoo and try to cut down on washing time. Even if you cut your shower time by two minutes, you can save ten to twenty gallons of water.

Mend All Leaks: Do you know that a single leaking faucet or pipe can lead to wastage of up to 50 gallons of water per day. On top of this, statistics confirm that at any point of time, at least twenty to thirty percent toilets in the country have a leak.  Even a small drop by drop leak can fill up two to three full size bath tubs in a day. Now that you know how much water your small leak is wasting, get it fixed fast to avoid wasting even more.

Always Put in Full Loads: It is a common practice to run the dishwasher or washing machine with only two to three pieces of utensils or clothes, but this is an extremely bad habit when it comes to water conservation. Since most dishwashers and machines use the same amount of water whether you wash a full or a partial load, it is wiser to wash full rather than waste large amounts of water for washing two or three pieces. You can easily collect your dirty clothes till they make a full load and wash three to four dishes by hand thereby saving fifty to hundred gallons of water.