Current Projects - Conservation - The Georgia Aquarium

Conserve Water Indoors:

Use water reduction devices on faucets, showers and toilets. (One drop per second wastes 2,700 gallons of water per year.)
Turn off the water when brushing your teeth, shaving or washing your face.
When you run the tap and wait for the hot water, collect that water and use it to water your plants or lawn (you’ll be amazed at how much water is wasted this way!).
Only wash clothes when you have a full tub of laundry or adjust water level for small loads.
Do not use running water to defrost food.
Keep a refillable container (not bottles) of drinking water in the refrigerator for cool drinks.

Water lawn in early morning or late evening to avoid evaporation and water loss by wind drift.
Use a broom or blower to remove debris from your sidewalk and driveway and not the hose.
Consider using a commercial car wash because they recycle water.
Reclaim rainwater for watering garden.

Follow water conservation rules set in place by your local government.
Encourage others to follow water conservation measures (employer, restaurants, schools, etc…).
Volunteer with local organizations to promote water conservation (libraries, schools, businesses, etc...).
Volunteer with organizations to discuss future water conservation plans.

The Chattahoochee River arises as a cold-water stream at an elevation of about 3,000 feet in the northeast Georgia mountains above Helen in Union County.
The river flows 430 miles to Lake Seminole at the Florida line where it joins the Flint River to form the Apalachicola River, which then flows across the Florida Panhandle into the Gulf of Mexico.
The “Hooch” supplies about 70% of Metro Atlanta’s drinking water. Its other uses include: industrial supply, irrigation, power generation and recreation.
The water in the Chattahoochee is currently the subject of an ongoing dispute among Georgia, Florida and Alabama regarding use and allocation. Demand will only increase, so conflicts of use will continue and get worse.