water savings

Using less H2O

Water savings refers to the reduction in water consumption achieved through conservation measures, efficient technologies, or behavioral changes.

The term appears in environmental policy, utility billing, and agricultural contexts: The new irrigation system produced water savings of thirty percent.

It can describe both the act of conserving and the quantified amount conserved: Calculate your annual water savings.

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harvesting · rain barrel · cistern · toilet tank · drip · irrigation · garden hose · reclaimed · greywater · reservoir · rationing · scarcity · faucet · leak · xeriscaping · arid · sustainable · gallons

Opposites
water use efficiency

water savingsflood irrigation

Water released across fields

overwatering · leakage · runoff

resource management outcomes

water savingswater shortage

Insufficient supply of water

water scarcity · drought conditions

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G