Some tips that will help you save water:
- Do not leave taps dripping
- Shorten your showering time
- Install water saving showerheads
- Use a glass of water to rinse when brushing your teeth
- Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
- Take shallow baths.
- Avoid filling your bath to a depth greater than 100mm
- Re-use water to water your garden or pot plants.
- Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks.
- Fully load your dishwasher.
- Wash full loads of clothes.
Ways to Save Water Outdoors
- Don't over-water landscaping. Wash your car on the grass if possible. This will water your lawn at the same time
- Use a watering can instead of a hosepipe
- Water your lawn or garden early in the morning or late in evening.
- Adjust sprinklers so that they don't water the sidewalk or street.
- Don't water on cool, rainy or windy days.
- Equip all hoses with shut-off nozzles.
- Use drip irrigation systems.
- Plant drought-tolerant or low water-use plants and grasses.
- Use shrubs and ground cover to reduce the amount of grass.
- Place mulch around plants to reduce evaporation and discourage weeds.
- Set your mower blades one notch higher, since longer grass means less evaporation.
- Use a pool cover to cut down on water evaporation.
- Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car.
- Use a broom rather than a hose to clean sidewalks, driveways and parking lots.