It's World Water Day

Anytime I hear a statistic like, ".08% of all the water in the world is usable for humans" my jaw drops. I mean, isn't most of the globe made up of water? Well, yes, but it's not anything we could drink and survive. That means that on top of greenhouse gases, we need to worry about having water to drink in the future. And water is becoming more and more scarce as time passes. What can you do at home to save water?

• Install new super-efficient shower heads that still provide a great shower, but they can save almost a gallon of water per minute over the government standard of 2.5 gpm. And, they're not the low-flow showerheads of yore. You'll still get a great-feeling shower!

• Add a toilet tank conservation bag. It's as easy as filling this handy dandy plastic bag and hanging it inside your toilet to displace water. It can save anywhere from 80-160 ounces of water with each flush. It's a low-tech, inexpensive way to save water.

• Install new faucet aerators that restrict water flow in your bathrooms from .5 to 1 gallon per minute.

Then there are some simple things you can do without any hardware at all. You can limit the length of your showers, make sure you turn off the water while brushing your teeth, and only run the dishwasher and clothes washer when full to maximize water usage.

Looking outside your home, why not put your sprinkler on a timer? Or collect rain water in barrels for watering your garden?

As you can see, water conservation is simple and inexpensive. Not only will you be saving the water supply, but you'll also be saving some money, too.