Over the next 50 years, water shortages combined with population growth could squeeze ranching and farming off the Texas landscape, warns to a report issued by State Comptroller Susan Combs. With no new water sources to exploit, increasing water demand from population growth — expected to double to 44 million by 2050 – could drastically decrease the [...]
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Mandatory water conservation schedules
Water conservation rebates
Water restriction plans
The heat of summer is still two months away and parts of the country are already feeling parched. Drought has hit some parts of the U.S. hard, forcing cities and states to implement mandatory water restrictions, limit or even halt outdoor watering, and offer rebates to encourage people to voluntarily [...]
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Americans use 13 million gallons of water every minute of every day, much of it to flush the country’s 300 million toilets. The older the toilet, the more water used per flush. Before 1980, toilets used a whopping 7 to 5 gallons per flush. Better technology allowed toilet manufacturers to drop that to 3.5 gallons [...]
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If you’re serious about cutting your water usage and your water bill, it’s time you installed SelectAFlush dual flush toilet retrofit kits on all your toilets. The time to buy is now! Our $10 off coupon sale ends April 30. Just type “spring” at checkout to save $10 off your online order of SelectAFlush dual [...]
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Next Wednesday is Earth Day and school children across America will be planting trees, learning about the environment, and bringing home tips for saving water and other precious natural resources. But conservation efforts shouldn’t be limited to one day. It’s never too early to teach your kids the importance of conserving water and natural resources.
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Water conservation is beginning to catch the public’s imagination. Just as the environmental movement has focused public attention on green energy and the recycling movement has raised public consciousness about sustainable and renewable resources, the burgeoning water conservation movement is moving the need for water conservation into the public’s eye.
Long-term drought caused by changing climate [...]