Want to save water? Here are a few quick suggestions:
Day to day:
- Ditch the bottled water – it takes 3 litres of tap water to make one litre of bottled water
- Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth and save 9 litres
- Take a 5 minute shower and save up to 100 litres that baths can use
- Change to a water-efficient showerhead and half your consumption
- Turn off the water while washing your hair
- Flush less when you do and put a 2l bottle filled with water in your cistern
Kids:
- Don’t use water-based toys like water guns, water balloons, etc.
- If you want to keep your kids cool, use a shallow shell pool
- If you have a pool, don’t fill it to the top – splashing leads to serious waste
- Use a pool cover to reduce evaporation
Household:
- Fix leaky taps – even a slow drip can waste 30 litres a day
- Only use your dishwasher when its full and stop it before the drying cycle so it can air dry
- If you fill two sinks; one with soapy water and one with warm water for rinsing, this will use less water than a dishwasher
- Wash your clothes in cold water to save water and energy
- Sweep away leaves and debris rather than using a hose to spray them away
- Minimise how often you wash your car
- Put buckets in the shower for runoff water and under drains to catch water during rain for your garden
- Plant a water-wise garden with indigenous drought-resistant plants
- Water your garden after 6pm
- Use a watering can to make sure the water goes where it’s needed
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