Is it more of a water bill thing, or do you actually effect the water supply? (Long showers, dishwashers, etc)
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You’re not wasting the H2O, technically. What you’re wasting is all the energy and chemicals and work that it takes to make that water clean and safe to use, and then deliver it to somebody’s house.
Also keep in mind that while water you pour down the drain will rejoin the normal water cycle, that doesn’t mean it will end up back in *your* local water supply. Water travels around a lot. The water you dump down the drain might end up hundreds or even thousands of miles away before it’s usable again. This is why it’s especially important to conserve water in places where rain is infrequent. In such areas, it’s easy to use up your local water supply faster than it gets refilled.
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