 winter 2009  h1 h1 spanp h2 h2p fontfamily arial helvetica sansserif padding 2em 0 fontsize 12em fontweight normal color 556805 h2 h2p fontsize 11em h1 img h2 img paddingright 6em paddingbottom 5em p fontfamily arial helvetica sansserif fontsize 12px lineheight 16px fontweight normal color 333333 bullet fontfamily arial helvetica sansserif fontsize 12px marginbottom 6px lineheight 16px fontweight normal color 333333 h3 fontfamily arial helvetica sansserif paddingtop 10px fontsize 11px lineheight 16px color 333333 fontweight normal h4 fontfamily arial helvetica sansserif paddingtop 10px fontsize 10px lineheight 12px color 333333 fontweight normal textalign center body marginleft 0px margintop 0px marginright 0px marginbottom 0px textalign left strong fontweight bold p margintop 1em marginbottom 1em li liststyletype disc marginleft 15px style1 fontfamily arial helvetica sansserif fontsize 11px style3 fontfamily arial helvetica sansserif fontsize 11px style4 paddingtop 10px fontsize 11px lineheight 16px color 333333 fontfamily arial helvetica sansserif ultabs li liststyle none  view edit   five ways to save h2o in 2010 it is hard to believe a new year is upon us here are 5 simple tips to help you conserve water energy and money in the coming year  install an aerator on your bathroom or kitchen faucet and save about 1 gallon per minute an aerator reduces the flow from the faucet and uses air to maintain good water pressure let your dishwasher do the work the average dishwasher uses about 10 gallons per load running the faucet for just four minutes can use the same amount of water install a high efficiency showerhead  and you could save an about 1 gallon per minute  regularly check for repair leaks even small leaks can waste hundreds to thousands of gallons of water a month many leaks can be fixed by a doityourself plumber and can be relatively inexpensive to implement  replace older toilets with a watersense labeled high efficiency toilet  older toilets can use 4 times more water per flush find out about these and other water conserving tips on our website wwwconserveh2oorg  check with your water provider  some offer rebates for toilet replacement or provide conservation devices for free to their customers dreaming about springtime gardening  join us at the yard garden patio show february 1214 the yard garden and patio show features display gardens free garden seminars plants much more be sure to stop by our booth and pick up a copy of our beautiful water efficient plant guide and other resources that will help your garden thrive this summer see you at the show  the consortium provides planning and management support for the portland metro region s municipal water supplies contact us   copyright 2008 all rights reserved  node147 data var gajshost https documentlocationprotocol https ssl http www documentwrite unescape 3cscript src gajshost googleanalyticscom gajs type text javascript 3e 3c script 3e data try var pagetracker gatgettracker ua43522461 pagetrackertrackpageview catch err  