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Saving water at home

Whether you have a new or an older home, making a few changes can help preserve our precious water supply. Adding water-efficient appliances and low-water-use desert landscaping is easy, and best of all, your home will do most of the work.

Inside

  • Low-flow faucets (2.5 gallons per minute, aerated water flow)
  • Water-saving showerheads (2.5 gallons per minute, aerated water flow)
  • High-efficiency toilets (1.3 gallons per flush)
  • Low-water-use dishwashers
  • Under-sink water heaters
  • Dual-flush toilet (0.8 and 1.6 gallons per flush)
  • Low-water-use clothes washers
  • Hot water circulation pumps

Outside

Look for the Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense label on water-using appliances. The WaterSense label lets you know the appliance is 20% more efficient than current standards.

Do it yourself

Learn more about making water saving changes in your home.

Video demonstration of stopping a toilet leak Video demonstration of water heater timer installation Video demonstration of a low flow shower head

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Low-water-use plants

DesertWise homes are landscaped with low-water-use desert plants. Below are a few examples:

  • Trees: willow acacia, blue palo verde, desert willow, Indian rosewood and live oak
  • Shrubs: red bird of paradise, Baja red fairy duster, Texas sage, Baja ruellia and Arizona yellow bell
  • Ground cover and vines: bougainvillea, bush morning glory, trailing lantana, Lady Banks rose and trailing rosemary
  • Cacti, succulents and accents: agaves, purple prickly pear and red yucca
  • Perennial flowers and grasses: Angelita daisy and deer grass

To conserve, water plants and trees deeply and less frequently, and sign up to receive monthly landscape watering reminders on how much to water. Watering before sunrise reduces the amount of water lost to evaporation.

SRP has researched a variety of low-water-use and drought-resistant grasses, synthetic turf, xeriscape and soil amendments to aid in water conservation efforts. Those findings have been compiled in the Landscape Research Exhibits results.

Get more information on low-water-use plants.

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Water management

SRP has been a steward of the Valley's water supply for more than 100 years. Find out more about the work we do.

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