Pruning plants and stopping the sprinklers...is it that time again already? For homeowners, this is a busy time of year: preparing for the seasonal change in our yards.

The colder the weather gets, the better your chances are of having your pipes freeze. 

From a leaky toilet to dripping faucets, shower heads and sprinklers, a water leak can be disastrous to your home, not to mention costly. 

With this stormy weather our temperatures are expected to drop into the teens this week putting our homes at risk for frozen pipes. Plumbing professionals say anything under 20 degrees is dangerous territory for exterior or exposed pipes.

California regulators are speeding up water-efficiency standards for faucets and urinals in response to the drought.

Water is a precious commodity here in the Truckee Meadows so Channel 2 News looked into ways on how you can better conserve at home.