Water Conservation Tips
Water conservation is extremely important.
The City of Cerritos offers the following conservation tips:
- Use sprinklers or hoses during off-peak hours, such as in the early morning or evening to reduce evaporation and interference from wind
- Use organic mulch around plants to reduce evaporation
- Adjust sprinklers to avoid watering homes, sidewalks or streets; check your sprinkler system for leaks, overspray and broken sprinkler heads
- Run only full loads in clothes washers and dishwashers
- Avoid flushing toilets unnecessarily; dispose of tissues, insects and other similar waste in the trash instead
- Don’t leave the water running when washing dishes, brushing your teeth or shaving
- Fix leaking faucets and save 20 gallons of water per day
- Wash your produce in a pan that is partially filled with water instead of running water from the tap
- Store drinking water in the refrigerator rather than letting the tap run to get a cold glass of water
- Use a broom instead of a hose to clean your driveway or sidewalk and save 150 gallons of water each time
- For fish owners, when you clean your fish tank, use the water you’ve drained on your plants — the water is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, providing you with a free and effective fertilizer