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Other Common Household Practices
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Other Common Household Practices
- Use environmentally friendly household cleaners instead of chemically based cleaners.
- Set the water level on your washing machine to match the load amount.
- Run the dishwasher when it is full and not partially full.
- Plant rain gardens around your home to catch storm water. Click here to learn more at Rain Gardens of West Michigan.
Click here for a fact sheet on other things you can do at home to protect water quality.
This page last updated on 6/22/2007.
Southwest Michigan Planning Commission
376 West Main Street Suite 130 Benton Harbor, MI 49022-3651
Phone: 269.925.1137 Fax: 269.925.0288
Phone: 269.925.1137 Fax: 269.925.0288