Penny Pinching Mom

Conserving Water

Water conservation gets a lot of press during drought times, but you mainly hear about it in larger cities. Smaller towns have restrictions on town water usage too, though. While those of us in rural areas who use wells don’t get hit by such restrictions, conserving water is still important. If it gets too dry, we can easily run out.

Luckily it hasn’t happened to us yet, but one of Hubby’s uncles ran out of water last week. And having only lived where we live now for a few months, I don’t know for sure how good of a well we have. So conserving water does interest me.

We could use all new plumbing, and when we get it I hope we can afford something that will conserve water without reducing performance. Moen has some good faucets and showerheads to choose from, and they’re very nice looking. I was watching a video on YouTube about their efforts to make functional yet conservative products, and I was impressed.

A lot of people forget that saving the environment is something we all need to work together on. I’m not the poster girl for sustainability by any stretch of the imagination, but I try to think about how what I do will impact the earth. And conserving water is something we can all do that not only helps us, but everyone around us.