Results from all FETCHers:

This Week:

0 FETCHers each averaged 0 gallons of water showering. They averaged 0 minutes per day, at 0 gallons of water each minute.

If all of these kids had low-flow, 2.5-gallon-per minute showerheads, you would save about -0 gallons of water in just one week.

If everyone showered two minutes less every day, you would save about 0 gallons of water each week.

If everyone did both, FETCHers could save about 0 gallons of water each week.

So, how can you save water?

• Take showers not baths.
• Take a shorter shower. Every minute counts!
• Turn off the water when you brush your teeth and wash your face.
• Don't use the toilet to flush trash.
• Wash only full loads in the dishwasher and washing machine.
• Keep a pitcher of cold water in the fridge, so you don't have to run the water to get it cold.
• Use the same water glass all day.
• Shut off the faucet when washing the car.

You want to do even MORE?

• Install a low-flow shower head.
• Turn the shower on only to get wet and rinse-off.
• Catch water in a basin when you wash fruits & veggies and use this water to water the garden or wash the car.
• Garden with plants that need less water.
• Keep a bucket under the rain gutter & use this water to water the garden or wash the car.
• When your family gets a new toilet, find an ultra-low-flush toilet. It uses 1.5 gallons per flush instead of the 4 gallons a regular toilet uses.
• When your family gets a new dishwasher, get one that is water-efficient – it can save 6 gallons per load.
• If your family has an old washing machine, new machines USE 40% less water per load than older machines.

Learn more at:

• Meet the Greens
• Environmental Kids Club
• To calculate exactly how much water your shower uses, try out ZOOM's Shower Estimation activity.