We all care about conserving water, but there’s a difference between water conservation and efficiency. Droughts can happen to anyone. Conservation is defined as “beneficial reduction in water loss, waste, or use.” Use only what water you need. Efficiency is “minimizing the amount of water used to accomplish a function, task, or result.” Doing more with less water. But, it may lead to a rebound effect, being lulled into complacency just because appliances and fixtures use less water. Improving energy efficiency may save less energy due to a rebound of energy use.

Key Takeaways:

• Since it is possible that droughts and shortages of water can happen at anytime even in places where water seems plentiful, conservation and efficiency are very important.
• Some of the factors that affect how people use water in their day to day living include where they live, and they type of house they are renting.
• Saving water is not only good, but it is also a necessary aspect of life because it is predicted that 40 out of 50 states will experience shortages.

“Water conservation and efficiency can help people curb their water use, and while the two terms might seem like the same thing – as both achieve the same goal of using less water – they approach water savings differently.”

Read more: https://www.watercalculator.org/footprints/water-conservation-efficiency/