Why Conserve Water?
Conserving water is good for the environment and it makes economic sense. Economically, using less water means a lower reading on a meter, translating into saved dollars. In the short term, it may cost money to retrofit fixtures so they have a lower rate of flow, but retrofitting will eventually pay for itself, often in a short amount of time. Less water flowing through the Saint Paul Regional Water Services system also means less energy spent in pumping and treating the water. A lot of electricity would be saved if pumps were not used as heavily as they are now. Also, maintenance costs would be less as the system is used less intensively. When water is used by the City of Saint Paul, it enters the sewer system, eventually going back into the Mississippi River. As the water is recycled over and over again by different cities, its quality becomes poorer. Water is full of organisms and microbes that are beneficial and important to many biological processes. When water is treated these or
