A large volume of the water taken from nature to meet humanity's growing needs is drawn from rivers. Rivers such as the Colorado in the USA and Mexico, the Jordan in the Middle East, the Indus in Pakistan, the Yellow River in China, and the Nile in Egypt vanish into the earth at certain times of the year in certain places because their flow is not enough to reach the sea. Rivers and streams in the United States suffer the same fate becuase of groundwater depletion. This happens during the dry months of the summer when the baseflows of the rivers are low and water is being pumped to irrigate lawns and gardens, as well as for use in homes. This year we have seen a very long summer with temeratures still in the 80'F in September which is putting a huge strain on our water rescourses.

Your dishwasher uses 15 gallons per cycle, which is less than washing dishes by hand. To further save water, only run it when it is completely full.