The average home in the United States utilizes about 100 gallons of water each day. According to recent census recordings there are now more than 100 million homes in America. With those numbers, making event the slightest upgrades to your homes plumbing system will improve the environment significantly, not to mention your bottom line. Overtime the savings from low-flow shower heads alone can rank in four digits.

Faulty plumbing is really annoying and costly. Keeping your plumbing in optimal shape will stop wasted water and your hard earned cash from going down the drain. An estimated 12.5 gallons of water used by households in the U.S. daily can be attributed to the homes leaky faucets, pipes, and toilets. A leaking toilet can actually use upwards of 74 gallons in a 24 hour period, twice that for a running toilet. A simple plumbing repair job now may save you hundreds over time.

Adding a water filtration system to your faucets can also help the environment immensely by reducing the waste produced by bottled water and is very cost effective. Throughout the world an estimated 37 billion plastic water bottles are disposed of annually. Using home filtered water can help combat dependency on the fossil fuels used to produce bottled water. There are over 16 million barrels of crude oil used every year for manufacturing bottled water plastics alone.

You may also want to consider your homes own personal water recycling plant known as a Grey-water system. These systems recycle excess water used by dishwashers, faucets, and washing machines for other purposes that do involve human consumption. This has the added benefit of easing the load on your local sewage system too.

When it comes to the foundation of your plumbing system, epoxy lining can provide a green alternative to traditional metal piping. Epoxy pipe lining systems are easier to maintain, take less piping to cover a similar area, and are on average less expensive. In the long run you will also enjoy the benefits of epoxy’s corrosion resistance, greatly reducing the need for pipe replacement.