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This forum is designed to encourage visitors to share their thoughts on actions Long Islanders should take to embrace water conservation. Content not related to that purpose will be removed.

This forum has 14 topics, 25 replies, and was last updated 2 days, 12 hours ago by AlexInhep.

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- Holiday Themed Water Conservation!
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- Base cost of water on usage
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- Saving water (and your skin)
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- DIY Leak Detecting Trick
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- Native Planting on Long Island – Bee Balm?
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- SCWA
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- The Irrigation Situation
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- Ways to save water usage while cleaning dishes or clothes?
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- World Water Day
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- Winter Water Conservation
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- Water-garbage disposal
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- Saving water with an aerator
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  Erin
- Conserving Water with a Pool Cover
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- Ways to save Water in your Bathroom
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  Chris Romeo
- Creating a Rain Garden
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Time to update your appliances? Look for the #Wate

Time to update your appliances? Look for the #WaterSense label when shopping! Products with this label will help you save water with every use! Will you try them out? #ourwaterourlives #waterconservation #savewater

Stressing about mowing the lawn? Don't! Taller gra

Stressing about mowing the lawn? Don't! Taller grass (3-4 inches) actually grows deeper roots that absorb water and nutrients more effectively. Next time, resist the urge to mow, and let it grow! #ourwaterourlives #waterconservation #watertip #lawn #mow

Happy Mother's Day! When planting your garden this

Happy Mother's Day! When planting your garden this year, help your mom plant native plants, such as butterfly milkweed or purple coneflower. Native plants require less water and help prevent erosion. #mothersday #watertip #ourwaterourlives

Summer’s rising temperatures often coincide with

Summer’s rising temperatures often coincide with rising water use. “Peak” water use describes the time of year when residential water use is at its highest due to an increase in outdoor water use. Follow our water tips to help prepare to #BeatThePeak! #ourwaterourlives #waterconservation #water

Join us with your kids this Saturday, May 8th, for

Join us with your kids this Saturday, May 8th, for the Our Water Our Lives Workshop! Outside the Long Island Explorium in Port Jefferson, we will be talking about our sole source aquifer and having a water conservation scavenger hunt! We hope to see you there! Register now at: https://longislandexplorium.org/events/free-outdoor-event-at-the-explorium-our-water-our-lives-may-8th/ #ourwaterourlives #waterconservation #longislandexplorium #event

May is American Wetlands Month! Wetlands have a h

May is American Wetlands Month! Wetlands have a host of benefits; they function as habitats for various species and they replenish and clean our groundwater. Remember to encourage protection of Long Island wetlands! #ourwaterourlives #waterconservation #americanwetlandsmonth #wetlands

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