Conserving water is important everyday, not just during a drought. Even in years with adequate rainfall, water demand can exceed supply. By reducing your home and landscape water use you can reduce your water bill, live more sustainably, and protect our local environment. The 40 Gallon Challenge can help you do this by introducing simple, inexpensive practices you can put into place in your home and yard to reduce water use.
The 40 Gallon Challenge encourages people to save a minimum of 40 gallons a day by adopting new water-saving techniques. The challenge began in 2011 as a voluntary campaign to increase water conservation. The Challenge was launched by Cooperative Extension in several southeastern states, including North Carolina.
The online pledge card outlines water-saving practices and the daily water-savings to expect. You can use the pledge to review the water-saving practices that you or your family currently puts to use. By pledging new practices, you will see the total daily savings expected for your household.
The 40 Gallon Challenge also provides maps and charts to see pledge activities in your state and across the United States. Currently Onslow County only has four committed participants. Sign up and help us make an impact on water conservation in our region!
To start saving water and take the challenge, go to the website, http://www.40gallonchallenge.org/state.cfm?state=NC, and complete the checklist of water-saving practices. The checklist includes both indoor and outdoor water-saving tips.The website also shows the most popular practices being pledged, the pledged practices that are saving the most water daily, and counties and states that are pledging the most daily savings.
Learn more about indoor and outdoor water conservation from these great resources:
- Save Water NC: http://www.savewaternc.org/
- Water Use It Wisely: http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/
- NC Extension Water Conservation Publications: http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/publicat/wqwm/usewtr.html
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