Use a bucket to catch water in your shower and give it to your plants

To the Editor:

Nice article by the staff concerning saving water. I’d like to add one more tip: catch the water in your shower in a bucket while waiting for it to warm up.

It takes about 1 to 1.5 gallons before the water is warm enough for the shower. You can then use that saved water for your plants or fountains. If two people shower once a day, that saves about 1,000 to 1,500 gallons per year. When you multiply that by the number of households in our area, it’s not an insignificant amount!

Daniel Whitney
Village of Collier