EASY WATS TO SAVE WATER

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when you want really cold water, you don’t have to run the tap to get it.

•	Don’t flush the toilet every time you use it – as the saying goes: “If it’s yellow let it mellow; if it’s brown flush it down”.
•	Install a dual-flush toilet – then if necessary you can use short flushes for a pee and a longer flush for the rest.
•	Put a suitable container in your toilet cistern – this could be a brick or plastic container or so-called hippo and it will restrict the amount of water used with each flush.
•	Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth – a running tap uses more water that necessary.
•	Take a shower instead of a bath – a conventional shower (as opposed to a power shower) uses around two-thirds less water than a bath.
•	Don’t use more water than you need to boil the kettle – if you’re only making one or two cups of tea/coffee, you simply don’t need to fill the kettle.
•	Keep a jug of water in the fridge – then,
•	Don’t run taps to rinse washing up – again this uses more water than you need for the task.
•	Use cold, waste water to wash out jars for recycling – it does the job just as well.
•	Only use the washing machine with a full load – even half-load programs use more than half the water of a full load.
•	Only use the dishwater with a full load – if you have to buy more dishes and utensils, and then do it.
•	Never leave a tap dripping – if it needs a new washer, fix it.
•	Don’t use a garden sprinkler – it uses far too much water.
•	Use plants that can withstand drought – Mediterranean species like lavenders, rosemary and cistus can survive with little water.
•	Don’t overreact to a brown lawn – it will come back with rain in the autumn.
•	Use ‘Grey’ water on the garden – this is old bath and washing up water (a reasonable amount of detergent will be no problem).
•	Collect rain water – this is most easily done with the installation of a rain butt.
•	Consider rainwater ‘harvesting’ – this is the posh version of a water butt and consists of a large tank that collects rain from the house guttering and pumps it into the home to be used for flushing the toilet.
•	Wash the car with a sponge and bucket – a hosepipe uses far too much water.
•	Consider installing a water meter – then you’ll only pay for the water you actually use and having a precise measure will encourage you to economize.
•	Report burst pipes immediately to the local water company – then make sure the burst is fixed as soon as possible.

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