Hey everyone…just wanted to put out a community reminder that we all should still be looking for ways to conserve water. Here a a few tips if you need:
- Turn the faucet off while you shave, brush your teeth and lather up your hands.
- Take a short shower instead of a bath. While a five minute shower uses a 12 to 25 gallons, a full tub requires about 70 gallons.
- Let your pots and pans soak instead of letting the water run while you clean them.
- If you wash dishes by hand, fill one half of the sink with soapy water and the other with clean water instead of letting the water run.
- Water your houseplants with water saved from washing your fruits and vegetables, waiting for the water to warm up, or even when you clean your fish tank!
- Select one glass to use for drinking each day. If you do this, your dishwasher will take longer to fill up and it will not need to be run as frequently.
Also, if anyone is interested in volunteering or doing something to help the flood relief effort, The Tennesseean gave some good info today. Check it out. Here is a sample of the info from the article titled Where to volunteer, make donations & more…
- Hands On Nashville is doing widespread organizing of volunteers to help with a variety of flood recovery and relief efforts, as safe volunteer opportunities are identified by the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management. Register at the Hands on Nashville website.
- Middle Tennessee Kroger locations are collecting donations of money and non-perishable items for the American Red Cross and Second Harvest Food Bank to aid flood victims.
