All across the United States and throughout many portions of the world, drought conditions are causing all kinds of personal and economic hardships. There are some areas where the drought conditions have continued on for several years, causing businesses to lose millions of dollars and homeowners scrambling to find ways to properly conserve water. Because of the continuing threat of the conditions today, there have been several technological steps taken to make things easier for the home owner. Several new items to help you save water are now available and there are even free gadgets that you can find from different vendors in the California area that are designed to assist you in your efforts.
- Low Flow Showerheads – Water and energy companies in the San Francisco Bay area are now offering free of charge showerheads that are designed to be low flow to help customers conserve water in their showers each day. The showerheads are designed to be much more efficient than what typically used in the home today while still providing you with the pressure that you need for your morning shower. Showerheads that they are giving away our time put out about 2 gallons of water per minute.
- Faucet Aerators – There are also new faucet aerators that can be used on both your bathroom fixtures and your kitchen sink fixture to help with the water flow. Again, the water companies in the San Francisco Bay area are providing these free to their customers that request them. The bathroom aerator can reduce the water flow in the bathroom to about 1 gallon per minute while the aerator for the kitchen faucet will help to reduce the water flow to about 1 ½ gallons per minute. This can help you to realize significant savings water you are using each day in the bathroom and kitchen.
- Toilet Dye Tabs – While perhaps not a real piece of innovative technology the water company can provide you with die tabs they can place in your toilet to help determine if there are any leaks that you need to be aware of so that you can make proper repairs to your system. All you need to do is simply placed one of the tabs inside the toilet tank and if the water in the toilet tank turns blue it is an indication that you have a leak and may be wasting water. This system can clue you in on areas where you may have been losing water and were never aware of it.
Taking the proper steps that you need in order to conserve water properly during drought situations is very important for you and your community. The companies in this area have also realized this is and are glad to provide you with the technology you need in order to do things properly. Making these items free to homeowners using their system will help to enhance the amount of water conservation that occurs in the region and help people understand the importance of taking the proper steps to make sure you save water.