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Local Knowledge About Outdoor Water Use

Outdoor water conservation The use of potable water to irrigate lawns and gardens is becoming increasingly expensive, impractical, and in a growing number of communities, illegal. Alternative landscaping techniques, rainwater storage and reuse, graywater recycling and other outdoor water conservation strategies are steadily gaining popularity. These strategies not only save money, they also ease the burden on municipal water supplies, wells, and strained groundwater levels.