Water Conservation Tips
Gov. Mike Easley asked North Carolinians to cut water use by 50 percent as an extraordinary drought tightened its grip on the state in 2007. Here on some tips on how to conserve water, make your home water efficient and manage landscaping during a drought.
Share the methods you are using to conserve water, and talk about the drought with other viewers in our forum.
Water-Saving Tips for Your House
Quiz Your Water Habits
20 Tips For Inside the House
Virtual Tour of a Water-Saving House
Making A Water Efficient Household
N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance Water Conservation
Governor's Drought-Busting Tips
Products for Water Conservation
Technologies for Water Conservation Inside and Outside
Could Car Washes Be the Answer to Water Conservation?
Rain Barrels for Sale
Saving Water Drop by Drop
Barrels Help Collect Rare Rainfall in N.C.
Managing Your Lawn During a Drought
Reused Water, Plumbing Tips Help Trim Consumption
Recommended Dry Weather Plants
Backyard Conservation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
NCSU Drought Tolerant Annuals
Managing Landscape Turf Under Drought Conditions
Drought Tolerant Trees
Drought Tolerant Shrubs
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