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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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