Eco-Wise Action

This project was funded by the Department of Sustainability and Environment

Water

Today’s workshop•Why save water?

•Using the checklist at home

•Identifying possible solutions

What are the biggest water users in the home?

Bathroom

LaundryLaundry

Kitchen

51%

22%

19%

8%

Garden

Water use at home

Bathroom51%

Laundry22%

Garden19%

Kitchen8%

Backgroundinformation

Photo: Spiralz

water issues

143 to 398 litres a person a day

Saving water

Photo: Alan Cleaver

Image: pjt56

Nicole-Koehler

Dvortygirl

Forest & Kim Starr

Using the checklist at

home

Using the home checklistBathroom

Easy Actions

Are your showers longer than four minutes?

Yes

Use a shower timer to reduce shower length to four minutes or less per day.

Do you collect shower water for use on the garden?

No

Collect shower water in a bucket, if you can do this without damaging your back. Install a grey water diverter from the shower/bath water drain pipe and a grey water hose. Use garden-friendly soaps and shampoos.

Slightly harder actions

Have you changed your showerhead to a low flow, water saving one?

No

Change to a low flow shower head (available free from the local water authority if you bring in your old showerhead).

Any questions?

What do you want to do?

What was interesting for

you?

Next workshop: Smart Shopping

and Waste