Ask the Patch Pros: How to Conserve Water Around the Home During Drought 2012

It's been a historically dry summer. Green lawns are becoming an endangered species. Creeks are becoming muddy stretches of land. Several are in effect.

It's even getting to the point where some Iowa cities, such as the city of Coralville, are asking their citizens to help conserve water. But what does that mean? How can we be smarter with our water usage around the home and on the go?

Have a question about it? Ask our experts in the comments below and they'll get a response to you as soon as they can.

This week's Pros:

• Gary Turner, Store Manager at West Des Moines Earl May
• Rich Faust and others, including staffers Lyndsay and Nichole, at the Urbandale Water Department
• Jolee Belzung, municipal utilities director for the city of Ankeny

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