{"id":15757,"date":"2013-07-15T08:03:17","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T14:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=15757"},"modified":"2013-07-15T08:03:17","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T14:03:17","slug":"how-to-save-water-this-and-every-summer-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/how-to-save-water-this-and-every-summer-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Save Water this (and Every) Summer [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing your <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2013\/04\/how-to-protect-your-business-from-rising-water-bills\/\">water bill<\/a> go up lately? No doubt, watering the lawn and landscaping is driving that uptick. While the best long-term option involves a <a href=\"http:\/\/greenbuildingelements.com\/2012\/03\/01\/top-five-native-plants-for-a-drought-tolerant-garden\/\">drought-resistant landscape<\/a>, that may not be in the budget right now. So, are you just doomed to paying more for water during the Summer? Not necessarily&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Chances are, you&#8217;re probably over-watering your plants&#8230; and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/watersense\/\">the EPA&#8217;s WaterSense program<\/a> has some easy ideas for reducing your water use (and your water bill) almost immediately&#8230; without killing the lawn.<\/p>\n<p>Got ideas of your own? Share them with us&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/epa.gov\/watersense\/our_water\/save_water_summer_infographic.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WaterSense's Save Water Summer Infographic\" src=\"http:\/\/epa.gov\/watersense\/outdoor\/images\/summer-infographic.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing your water bill go up lately? No doubt, watering the lawn and landscaping is driving that uptick. While the best long-term option involves a drought-resistant landscape, that may not be in the budget right now. 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