[header] How to be environmentally friendly [title] Conserve water at home. [step] It takes a lot of energy to bring water from rivers, groundwater, or whatever your local water source is into your home. Water must be pumped to a treatment plant, filtered and treated with chemicals to clean it, then pumped into your neighborhood so you can use it home. 
Saving as much water as possible reduces the stress this whole process puts on natural bodies of water in the environment. Here are a few ways to conserve water : [substeps] Use the low-water dishwashing method.