Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Water conservation?

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Nov 7, 2025, at 3:11 PM, Maggi via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] 
> cohousing.org> wrote:
> 
> Has your community done any kind of community effort to bring down the
> individual or communal cost of water? We're looking for changes on any
> scale. Thanks!

One thing that helped Takoma Village relax years ago about water consumption 
was finding that we used far less water than other multifamily buildings. Being 
realistic about water use is important, no matter how much you might be able to 
reduce water use.

We also checked all the toilets and replaced the part that cuts off water flow. 
Changed lawn watering to be related to rainfall when we understood that much 
less watering would develope a lawn with deeper roots. 

Also being realistic about how much or little water is used in a dishwasher vs 
hand washing.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Riderwood Village, Silver Spring MD
After 25 years at Takoma Village, Washington DC