The drought in the Southeastern portions of the United States has residents curbing their water usage, whether by desire or design, under tight water regulations. Many communities and local businesses are struggling to find additional water-saving methods while waiting for relief to come.

With much-needed rain on an unknown horizon, the Coin Laundry Association (CLA) recommends using local Laundromats instead of home washing machines. Brian Wallace, chief executive officer for CLA says “Using your local Laundromat will help curb your water usage during these restrictions, benefit your community and cut down on the time you spend doing laundry.” The CLA provided the following facts to back up their conservancy claims:

• The average home washing machine typically uses 30 to 40 gallons of water per wash load
• High-efficiency, commercial washers found in self-service laundries typically use half the amount of water, saving energy and water while producing cleaner clothes
• The typical household washes 400 loads of laundry a year
• By using a local Laundromat, you could save your community millions of gallons of water annually

When combined with other water conservation tactics, the benefits of using a local Laundromat are numerous. Many of today’s coin laundries feature several ancillary services including laundry drop-off, which allows customers to drop their laundry off and pick it up the next day washed, dried, and folded.

City Laundromat, located at 322 Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Cumming, is the only Laundromat in Forsyth offering full-service laundry. They are open from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. seven days a week. You can reach City Laundromat by phone at (770) 888-1010 or visit www.coinlaundry.org and use the Laundry Locator tool to find a water-saving Laundromat near you.