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In the face of a serious water shortage, residents of the town of Washington have been asked to think rain and to do their best to conserve water.
With the ground frozen solid by three weeks of below normal temperatures there’s little chance that the hoped - for rain will raise levels of dangerously low water tables. It will take spring's warm weather and plus steady showers before there’s much improvement in water supplies.
So if Washington is to stretch the four gallons per minute flow from its new well to fill the town’s needs, residents must concentrate on conservation.
The following are a few ideas collected by the Rappahannock News staff on how to save water. Additional suggestions are welcome and should be submitted to the Rappahannock News, P. O. Box 38. Washington, Va. 22747.
This advice is not just for residents of the town of Washington. No one knows how low that old well is until it runs dry. A few steps toward conservation taken today may mean that the well will outlast the drought.
Each flush of a standard toilet uses five gallons of water. Don’t flush liquid wastes and whenever possible, recycle water to the commode. Save dish water and keep the plug in the tub while taking a shower, then transfer the water to the commode tank for flushes.
The national mania for cleanliness not withstanding, it isn’t necessary to bathe every day. If a wash is
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