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Saving water doesn’t have to be painful


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By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times

Ripping up the lawn is the single best way to save water, but doing that can take weeks, if not months, of consideration and planning. And then there’s the cost.

Many of us are just not ready to take that step.

So what else can we do to help fulfill California Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order mandating a 25% cut in urban water use?

We’ve compiled 43 wallet-friendly tips for reducing your water footprint. Some of these steps are obvious but bear repeating, like No. 25. And we know that some of these tips save water at the expense of using another energy source.

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  1. Old Long Skiis says - Posted: June 14, 2015

    Conserving water is crucial as we go into yet another year of drought.
    Lowering your water usage helps you and everyone else and it’s not that hard to make a few changes!
    Save water and be fire safe. OLS

  2. tahoeadvocate says - Posted: June 14, 2015

    Southern California could stop watering all the plants along the freeways.