If you’re using vinegar, you might want to follow suggestions from build.com: Pour one cup of vinegar into the bowl and mix it around with a toilet brush. Mix in one cup of baking soda, then another ...

When you’re done with the toilet brush, spritz the head with disinfecting spray, let it sit for a minute, and then rinse it with just hot water in the bathtub or shower.

The EPA’s website states every drop counts because “water managers in at least 40 states expect local, statewide, or regional water shortages to occur over the next several years.” ...

The director of water re-use operations for startup Epic Cleantec holds up a sample of treated water. - LOREN ELLIOTT // AFP via Getty Images The fix for parched Western states: Recycled toilet water ...

The report found that if the states other than high-achieving Nevada and Arizona increased their wastewater reuse to 50 percent, they'd boost water availability by 1.3 million acre-feet every year.