opens August 28th!
Join us for a provocative, one-of-a-kind exhibition exploring our daily water footprint. Do you know your water footprint?
Our Juggernaut: The average Southern Californian's water footprint exceeds 1,800 gallons per day.
While the world's poorest survive on less than five gallons a day, we continue to feed the Juggernaut monster. Since a 950-gallon daily footprint is considered a sustainable global standard, we still have some work to do. Visit The Ecology Center for 10 simple ways to do your part in defeating the Juggernaut.
1. Grow your own food or buy organic from your local farmer's market when in season. GALLONS SAVED: 150 gallons/day
2. Purchase - and use - a reusable water bottle. To-go ware too! GALLONS SAVED: 6 gallons/day
3. Turn off unnecessary lighting and replace incandescent bulbs with CFLs or LEDs. GALLONS SAVED: 5 gallons/day
4. Thirsty toilet; Fill a used bottle with sand, screw the cap back on and place it in the tank to displace some of the water. GALLONS SAVED: 2 gallons/day
5. Install a drip irrigation system, plant natives and apply mulch. GALLONS SAVED: 150 gallons/day
6. Laundry; Only wash full loads and consider retrofitting your clothes washer to irrigate your lawn. GALLONS SAVED: 40 gallons/wash
7. Turn the faucet off while brushing. GALLONS SAVED: 8 gallons/day
8. Products/technology; Take care of the things you have so they last longer. GALLONS SAVED: 100’s of gallons/day
9. Swap a meat-based meal (or two) for a veggie-based meal each week. GALLONS SAVED: 2,000 gallons/week
10. Wash your car at a commercial car wash. GALLONS SAVED: 50 gallons/wash
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