Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk.
Use the microwave to cook small meals. (It uses less power than an oven.)
Purchase "Green Power" for your home's electricity. (Contact your power supplier to see where and if it is available.)
Scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher; wash only full loads.
Cut back on air conditioning and heating use if you can.
Turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.
Pick up after your pets CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- If you’re a dog owner, you know very well your furry friend needs a lot of love. But there is some work involved that could directly affect the water we drink.
No matter where you walk your dog, whether in a neighborhood or even in a park, you probably see signs that say “clean up after your pet” or even baggies to pick up their business.
When you don’t pick up after your dog, not only could you or someone else step in it but the feces left on the side of the road will eventually get washed away when it rains. The rain carries it into the storm drain and it could taint our water supply.
The main concern for Carolina cities is e-Coli bacteria. When a high contamination enters our creeks and lakes, it becomes unsafe to drink, swim or even fish in the water.
Almost every river in the Piedmont of North Carolina eventually flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
