Katie Said:

Is it important to conserve water?

We Answered:

Inaccurate,

The bottles get squashed in a compresser at 5000 PSI. The bottless pop in the trash truck. All the water then spills on the street or into the dump where it then gets recycles.

What most people don;t know is that agricultre uses 70% of the water , industry uses 20 and residential/commerical use 10%. In reality all the water used in all the houses is a drop int he bucket, even if we waste what seems like a lot

Suzanne Said:

How did the Europeans improve and conserve water in the 20th century?

We Answered:

They stopped bathing and doing laundry so often. Xeroscaped their yards and shut off the fountains.

Arlene Said:

How is the kangaroo rat nephron better suited to conserve water when compared to the human nephron?

We Answered:

a kangaroo nephron has a long Loop Henle the absorbs more water into the blood than that of a human being nephron.the bowmans capsule of a kangaroo rat is so small so as to filter little blood than that of a human being.there is also few nephrons in a kangaroo rat than that of a man so as to filter little blood also.

Leon Said:

How does planting flowers help conserve water?

We Answered:

There are some flowers and shrubs you can plant that are "drought-resistant" that require little or no water to continue living, and they all prevent runoff. When you plant these types of plants in lieu of regular plants, you save the water that would be required for watering normal plants or grass.

California poppies, Clarkias, Shirley poppies, moss rose, blanket flower and sweet alyssum are all flowers that can bloom with little or no water.

In some states, the government even provides incentives for those who plant these kinds of flowers or shrubs or those that xenoscape.

Louis Said:

How can we conserve water from kitchen sink?

We Answered:

My kitchen tap is about as far from the water heater as you can get so it takes a very long time to heat up. I've been thinking of getting a small tankless water heater to put under the sink, it would provide instant hot water but should I run it for any length of time, it would shut off when the hot water finally does arrive from the water heater. It would be electric as a gas line might be difficult to run but since it only runs when the tap is on and any sustained use will still be heated water from the central water heater, it shouldn't be a significant increase in power use. The washer is also quite far away from the water heater, this hasn't been bothering me as I don't actually feel what temperature the washing water is but I'll bet that if I put a tankless heater there, the clothes will be cleaner. With the laundry room, a gas tankless heater would be possible as the dryer runs on gas and the room has an exterior wall. The downside would be cutting a hole in the brick wall for the exhaust vent.