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WaterSmart Conservation
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Mandatory Water Restrictions Are In Effect for Mecklenburg County. Click Here for Details. Keep up the good work. Every drop counts!
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The WaterSmart program started in 2000 to educate and encourage customers to use less water all year. |
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10 WAYS TO CONSERVE WATER (A printable PDF version)
In the Kitchen
1. Only run the dishwasher when it's full and necessary. Use the 'short' cycle if your machine has that option.
2. Take a break from dishes on the weekend - use paper products instead.
3. Don't use the garbage disposal; toss scraps in the garbage bin instead.
4. Rinse produce with a bowl of water rather than running the faucet. Use leftover water for plants.
In the Bathroom 5. Put timers in your family bathrooms to encourage shorter showers. Reducing your time in the shower by one minute will save hundreds of gallons per household each month.
6. Replace older shower heads with new low-flow models.
7. Only flush the toilet when necessary.
8. Place a bucket in the shower to collect water while it heats up. Use the water on plants or to flush the toilet.
9. Running water faucets use 2-3 gallons per minute. Men should consider using an electric shaver or turning off the water while they shave.
10. Put some food dye in the back of the toilet tank. If the dye appears in the toilet bowl within 15 minutes, your toilet is leaking and should be fixed.
Additional Tips - Indoor Watering Tips Outdoor Watering Tips
BE A WATER STAR AND WIN! WaterSmart Award Application (PDF). We all know saving water is a great thing to do for the environment. But now it's good for bragging rights, too. Because every drop you save could make you a winner. Share your innovative water-saving techniques with us and you may be rewarded with a gift package.
Click here to nominate someone or see tips from previous winners!
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TAKE THE TEST, GET FREE STUFF. (back to top)
Home Water Use Audit (pdf)
Customers can now conduct a self audit of their home water use and receive a free water conservation kit.
The Home Water Audit, available from Utilities, includes step - by - step instructions on how to measure the amount of water used and identifies areas for improvement. |
There is also a section to evaluate water use in the landscape. |
The free water conservation kit includes a low flow shower head, faucet aerators, leak detection tablets, plumbers tape and toilet displacement bag. This kit will be mailed to all customers whose returned audit form indicates the need for additional conservation measures.
If you are unable to open or print this version of the audit (pdf), please email mklein@ci.charlotte.nc.us or call 704-399-2221 and ask for the Home Water Use Audit. |
Shower Head Swap (back to top)
Currently, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities is conducting a program to replace old, inefficient showerheads with new low-flow showerheads as part of our water conservation program. Low flow shower heads limit the flow of water to 2.5 gallons per minute
Older models, still in use, can use up to 6 gallons per minute. So a 10 minute shower with a low flow shower head installed can save up to 35 gallons of water per shower! Thats over 240 gallons of water saved each week for every person using that shower head.
To get a new low-flow shower head just bring in the old one and we'll give you a new one.
The shower head exchange is available at Utilities Administration Building at 5100 Brookshire Blvd. while supplies last. |
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