Fromwherewetakeourwater

The crystalclearwaterisoneofthegreatestressourcesofthe Salzburg

region. The drinkingwater in thecityof Salzburg isbynature so

wellthatitcanbewithoutanyprocessingorfilteringforwardeddirectlytothecons

umer. On average, in thecityof Salzburg areconsumeddaily 37

millionlitersofwater. The individual citizenhas a dailyconsumptionofabout

200 liters. These consistofflushingthetoilet, personalcare, laundry,

cleaning, wateringplants, cookinganddrinking.

But wheredoesthiswateractuallyspringingupdaily so obviousfromour

taps?

In thecity on the Mönchsberg is an elevated tank, whichiswithits 25

millionlitersofcapacity an importantcomponentforthe Salzburg

drinkingwatersupply. 90

percentofourdrinkingwatercomesfromgroundwatersources in Glaneggand

St. Leonhard andfromthegroundwaterworksTaugl. The waterisfedintothe

high container on Mönchsberg andat Kapuzinerberg andthendistributed

via a complexpipelinenetwork in everyhousehold. The

journeytakesaboutoneday. Becausethewateris in

coldanddarktubesandconstantlymoving, itisalwaysfresh out ofourtap.

Iswaterimportantforus?

Water ist he mostimportantthingforhumans. In

austriathisisoneofourbiggestressources.

Weneedwaterfordrinking... wecandrinkitdirectlyfromthetap.

We also usewaterforflushingthetoilet, personalcare, laundry,

cleaning, wateringplants, cookinganddrinking.

Last weekwewantedtoknowhowmuchwater do weneedduringthefirst

4hours in school.(just myclass2nd graders)

Howcanwehelpto save water?

Everyonecanhelpto save waterforexample

Repairlickingcisternsimmediately.Alickingcisternwastestheamountof

100 fullbaths a year.

Whilebrushingteethandshavingonlyrunwaterwhenyoureallyneed it.

Showersinsteadofbaths. A showerusesonly a thirdoftheamountof a

fullbath.

Car washaslittleaspossible.

Forwateringthegarden, theroofwatercollected in rain barrels.

Washingmachinesanddishwashersrunonlywhentheyarefull.

Modern taps moreeconomical. Thereare also

flowandsavingshowerknobs.Weinstalled a filter in ourtps in school so

lesswaterruns down.

Press thesmallbuttonforflushingthetoilet i fit ispossible.

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