{"id":37523,"date":"2022-09-16T12:53:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T19:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kpud.org\/?page_id=37523"},"modified":"2022-12-11T16:34:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T00:34:34","slug":"conservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kpud.org\/in-the-community\/resources-tools\/conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that we have the same amount of water on earth today as when the dinosaurs walked the land? In fact, the water you drank today has been cycling the earth since the beginning of time! How does that happen? Well, it happens through a really cool process called the water cycle.<\/p>\n<h4>Take a look at the answers to two of the most common questions that we hear.<\/h4>\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"faqs-list accordion\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39662\" class=\"accordion-item post-39662 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-conservation\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>So exactly how much water is on the earth?<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Glad you asked!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Believe it or not, <strong>70% of the earth<\/strong> is covered with water!<\/li>\n<li>Even though you can\u2019t see it, there is a lot of water underground called groundwater that soaks into the ground from rain, snow, sleet, and hail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Wetlands<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There\u2019s also a lot of land on the earth that\u2019s just really wet, called wetlands<\/li>\n<li>We call these areas swamps, bogs, and marshes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Saltwater<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The rest is salt water or contained in the ice caps<\/li>\n<li>All of this water, just like the water in the ocean, will make its way into the never-ending, amazing water cycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39663\" class=\"accordion-item post-39663 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-conservation\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>If there\u2019s so much water on earth, why do we need to be careful not to waste it?<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Drinking Water<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Even though most of the earth is made up of water, only\u00a0<strong>3% of it is available for drinking!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The rest of the water is salt water or water contained in the ice caps<\/li>\n<li>If a full bathtub represented all the water on earth, just a <strong>teaspoon<\/strong> of this water would represent our drinking water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Our Responsibility<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>We all share this water<\/li>\n<li>Everything that lives needs fresh water to survive, plants, animals, the endangered northwest salmon that lives in our lakes and streams, and of course, us humans<\/li>\n<li>But helpless plants, land, and sea animals don\u2019t use as much water as we do, and they certainly can\u2019t do anything about the water that we use and waste<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s our job to take care of the earth and our water supply by being smart about the water that we use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How You Can Help<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Using water wisely will help make sure that we all have plenty of clean water to use<\/li>\n<li>It is important not to waste water in your home<\/li>\n<li>Maybe you can start an environmental club in your community or school and think of new ways to be environmentally friendly with your friends!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"nav-tiles row align-center\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-tile col large-4 medium-6 small-12\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kpud.org\/in-the-community\/resources-tools\/conservation\/indoor-conservation\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Indoor Conservation\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/home-house.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Indoor Conservation<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-tile col large-4 medium-6 small-12\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kpud.org\/in-the-community\/resources-tools\/conservation\/outdoor-conservation\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Outdoor Conservation\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-Irrigation-Red-Day-2.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outdoor Conservation<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-tile col large-4 medium-6 small-12\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kpud.org\/in-the-community\/resources-tools\/conservation\/commercial-conservation\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Commercial Conservation\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/industrial-building-commercial-exhaust-pipes.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Commercial Conservation<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Indoor Water Audit<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38547 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/conductIndoorWaterAudit.jpeg\" alt=\"Water meter\" width=\"25%\" height=\"139\" \/>Find out how many gallons of water your house uses, then save water and money by following these simple steps.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Read your water meter before using any water. See also our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpud.org\/water-wastewater\/customer-service-billing\/meter-readings-leaks\/\">Meter Readings &amp; Leaks page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Keep track of all indoor water using activities for one day (24 hours).<\/li>\n<li>Determine the number of gallons each water using activity uses from the\u00a0<strong>Water Use Activity Chart<\/strong> below<\/li>\n<li>Read your water meter after one day (24 hours) and verify your calculations. (<strong>For water meters measuring in cubic feet: 1 cubic foot = 7.5 gallons.)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Calculate the per-person consumption rate. (<strong>Total gallons of water used divided by total people living in home.)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Water Activity Use Chart (Gallons per Use)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Toilet<\/strong><br \/>\nConventional \u20135<br \/>\nLow-Flow \u2013 3.5<br \/>\nUltra Low-Flow \u2013 1.6<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Toilet<\/th>\n<th>Gallons<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conventional<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Low-Flow<\/td>\n<td>3.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ultra Low-Flow<\/td>\n<td>1.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Washing Machine<\/th>\n<th>Gallons<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conventional<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wash Recycle<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Front Load<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>X-Axis<\/td>\n<td>17.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Faucets<\/th>\n<th>Gallons<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conventional<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Low-Flow<\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Showerheads<\/th>\n<th>Gallons<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conventional<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Low-Flow<\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that we have the same amount of water on earth today as when the dinosaurs walked the land? 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