This is not a drill, folks. We’re using fresh water (read: water we can actually use) faster than it can be replenished. This has already led to water shortages in many places, like Cape Town, which has already reached “day zero” for fresh water, and California, where they just got over a 7 year drought.

To avoid the full stop water wars that some have predicted, we need to be smarter about our own water use and tell our reps to push for more strict regulations for water use and pollution. In this post, I’ll arm you with my best tips for saving water in the kitchen.