Question

Were you surprised to find that water is such an important policy area in Texas? How can you try to conserve water in your day-to-day activities?

Answer 1

While Texas has recovered from the extreme drought of the past couple of years, conservation is the best way to ensure the state will have enough water for potential development. Water conservation is actually an essential part of the state water plan.

Water conservation is becoming a growing issue not just for farmers but for everyone over the world. If you're a grower or not, there are many improvements that you can make to your daily life that will make a huge difference when it comes to saving water. Fill the sink with soapy water to wash your dishes instead of washing them under running water.

If it rains, turn the automatic sprinklers off. There's no need for the extra use of water.
Turn the water off while you shampoo your hair. This could save up to 150 gallons of water each month, although probably not an extremely common thing to do.

Should not run your dishwasher or washing machine until they are loaded. This could save up to 1,000 gallons per month of gas. When you need to run your washing machine before you have full load, attach the correct sized load to your washer.