Even the EPA knows how much water Texas can save. Well – not exactly, but EPA does realize that “Texas sized saving” equals a lot of water!!! Across the country, household leaks are wasting more than 1
trillion gallons of water per year—enough water to supply every home in Texas with its annual water needs. Fixing leaks are a great place to start saving water. “Easy-to-fix leaks in the average American home waste enough water each year to fill a backyard swimming pool,” said Peter Silva, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Water. That’s why March 15-21 is Fix a Leak week.
Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Laredo are already participating in the program. If your city isn’t one of these, just check out the list of things you can do on your own. A quick trip to Home Depot could save you some cash on your monthly water bill. Hopefully, more Texas cities will embrace this simple opportunity for savings and join EPA in this challenge.