Put a few drops of food coloring in your toilet tank. If, without flushing, the coloring begins to appear in the bowl, you have a leak that may be wasting more than 100 gallons of water a day.

Put an inch or two of sand or pebbles in the bottom of a one liter bottle to weigh it down. Fill the rest of the bottle with water and put it in your toilet tank, safely away from the operating mechanism.
The bottle may save five gallons or more of water every day without harming the efficiency of the toilet. If your tank is big enough, you may even be able to put in two bottles.

A typical shower uses five to ten gallons of water a minute. Limit your showers to the time it takes to soap up, wash down and rise off.

Before brushing, wet your brush and fill a glass for rinsing your mouth.

Even a small drip can waste 50 or more gallons of water a day.

This puts a stop to the wasteful practice of running tap water to cool it for drinking.

Gather all your washed dishes in a dish rack, then rinse them quickly with a spray device or a pan of water.

Early morning is better than dusk since it helps prevent the growth of fungus.

Many beautiful trees and plants thrive without irrigation.

Mulch slows the evaporation of moisture.

Children love to play under a hose or sprinkler on a hot day. Unfortunately, this practice is extremely wasteful of precious water and should be discouraged.