Simple steps to be more ‘green’

Posted 04/22/10, by Skagit PUD | 0 Comment(s)

People often ask us what they can do to be more “green.” Watching how you use water, the undercurrent to all living things, is a key step to greening your lifestyle.

Skagit PUD has partnered with a national program that identifies easy ways to keep this vital resource flowing.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense® program offers a simple way to make product choices that use less water. Each American uses an average of 100 gallons of water per day. We can cut that amount by as much as 30 gallons, through a few simple steps.

• Turn the tap off when brushing our teeth. Doing so can save up to eight gallons per day—the same amount the average person drinks in 16 days.

• Install WaterSense labeled plumbing fixtures in our bathrooms.

• Water our gardens or landscaping in the morning when it’s coolest.

Products that meet EPA criteria are independently certified to perform as well as or better than conventional models with no sacrifice to quality or product performance. Look for the WaterSense label to find products that help save water and money. If just one in 10 American homes installed WaterSense labeled toilets and faucets in the bathrooms, it could save more than 120 billion gallons of water per year and more than $800 million per year in household utility bills.

As a partner in the WaterSense program, we’re improving awareness and promoting water efficiency to our customers. By using water-saving products and adopting water-saving practices, we hope to help consumers conserve water and reduce water bills. It’s the smart, cost-effective, win-win solution that will help preserve water for the future.