Anthony Hauck

Depending on the size of the back tank of the toilet, you can use a plastic bottle filled about a quarter of the way with small rocks then filled up with water in the tank to make the toilet much more efficient without reducing performance. I did this with 2 toilets.

Hello! This week is water, which is what my overall ecochange is about! I'm excited for this. I was able to find a good source of water conservation techniques here:

https://wateruseitwisely.com/100-ways-to-conserve/

I am happy to report that my house does not have any water leaks in the metered pipe system. Here are directions on how to read a water meter, in case anyone else wants to get as stupid technical as I like to get, haha. 

https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Read-a-Water-Meter/

But remember, first and foremost is mindfulness. If you wanna conserve water, THINK ABOUT CONSERVING WATER. :)

I went walking around my neighborhood several time this week. It's a new development and houses are still vacant, so there are more animals than usual. I noticed two hawks sitting on a light post. I never see hawks sitting together. I assume they are a mated pair. The little birds around here better watch out! haha. A fun fact relating to hawks, hummingbirds make their nests is the same trees as hawks because they know that they are too small and fast for a hawk to pay attention to and they get the security of the hawk from other birds. It's pretty ingenious. 

I found the water meter outside of my house. I learned to read it online so I can now keep track of the exact number of gallons my household uses each day. The average household uses over 300 gallons a day, according to the EPA. That is absolutely INSANE. In a few weeks, I will be able to get a good average for me and then being to really focus on getting that number as low as possible. 

Installing a low flow shower head is always a priority when I don't have one. I just moved into a new house and the standard shower head was very lacking in water conservation. After installing the new head, the water pressure is up more, as well. I am also going to put a time limit on my showers in an attempt to conserve even more water. I am thinking maybe 5-7 minutes. I will experiment and check back in with results.