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There's noting better than a cold glass of water on a warm day.
But did you know that drinkable water is actually becoming a scarce resource?
Even here, in southern California, where we import most of our water from the Colorado river.
I'm Brent from the San Diego Air & Space Museum, and in this episode of "Greening Your Family",
I'm going to show you some simple things you can do in order to conserve water. Let's go.
Greening Your Family: Water Presented by Ford Motor Company Fund
I'm here in my kitchen. And there's one thing I don't like doing, and that's hand washing
dirty dishes. They're greasy, they're grimy and it takes a lot of time.
But the one thing I really don't like, is the fact that the typical faucet
uses 3-5 gallons of water per minute. That's a lot of wasted water.
So one quick and easy green tip that everyone will love, is to wash your dishes using this.
The dish washer. So to save water using the dish washer, when you're done with your plate,
scrape off all the food, use a wet sponge to get all the sticky stuff off, and put it
in the dish washer. Once the dish washer's actually full, turn it on, and look at that,
you've saved time and water. Another place where we use a lot of water
is in the bathroom. And one of the easiest ways to conserve water,
is to turn off the faucet when brushing your teeth. This can save up to 10 gallons
if you brush for the dentists recommended 2 minutes.
You better be, trust me, your teeth are worth it.
Another great way to save water in the bathroom, is to take shorter showers.
I know you like the warm water in a cold day, but it's wasting a lot of water.
A typical shower head uses 5-10 gallons of water a minute.
This shower head that I have installed here only uses 2 gallons of water per minute.
So I'm saving water, and getting clean in 5 minutes or less.
Another great place to conserve water is in your own back yard.
If you water before 6 A.M and after 8 P.M, you save a lot of water from evaporation.
Also, only water 3 times a week. This will not only save you water,
it will save you money too. And if you really want to get into
the conservation effort, plant native California plants. Get rid of the grass.
Grass uses a lot of water, and if you think native California plants are nothing
but cactus and ugly flowers, trust me, they're not. Head on over
to the water conservation garden at Cuyamaca College and you will be amazed.
If you like the tips and facts you learned from this video,
come down to the San Diego Air & Space Museum,
on October 18th, for Green Skills for Life presented by Ford Motor Company Fund.
This will be a fun and exciting green event for the whole family.
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