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The Global Dialog Project Dialog Santa Fe | Water Conservation

POST YOUR FAVORITE WATER CONSERVATION TIPS GetWise: Learning to be WaterWise WaterWiser Easy to use site with lots of information on water efficiency and conservation brought to you by American Water Works Association, the U.S. EPA, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Water Saver Home Take this tour to investigate your water-saving opportunities. Cleaner Water Through Conservation How to conserve water: case studies, impacts of excessive use on water quality, benefits of water efficiency ### INDOOR WATER CONSERVATION Sustainable Building Sourcebook's Indoor Water Conservation Low-flow toilets that keep consumers happy A study examining consumer satisfaction with lowflow toilets found that "the top five toilets were: the American Standard Cadet 2164.1; the Toto CST703/CST704; the Mansfield Alto 130-160; the Western Pottery Aris; and the St. Thomas Marathon 6201.0. " ### LANDSCAPING: Xeriscape Guide to Xeriscaping Xeriscape chaper of the Sustainable Building Sourcebook ### Typical Residential Water Use Showers and Baths - (20%) Potable Uses - (9%) Clothes and dishwashing - (16%) Toilets - (19%) Lawns and gardens - (36%)

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LINK to use: Rainwater Harvesting: Supply from the Sky Report by the City of Albuquerque, including worksheets on how to calculate roof catchment water andhow to establish rain catchment systems, install gutters, build rainbarrels, and more. Alex Harken aharken@global-dialog.org 06/10/02 23:01:44 GMT