#SmartWaterUse

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Research into Water Waste Management.

Sustainability in the Shower:

Ideas to discuss for the Website:

Keep a bucket by the shower, while you wait for you shower to heat up, place a bucket inside to collect the water and then use the collected water to fill up your toilet tank or water the plants around your house.

Branching off this leaf, keep your water loving plants in the bathroom! Think about having a collection of small herbs etc. along shelves, act both as a decor, aswell as beneficial.

While brushing your teeth turn off the tap!

Turn the shower off while you shampoo or condition

Use soap bars rather than bottled this can be done for shampoo also!

Ever considered only flushing #2, or even just using the half flush for #1

Line dry your towels rather than using a washing machine

A no brainer right but take shorter showers - How could we make them faster maybe listen to your music, try shampoo during one song and condition to the next, set your playlist to a limited amount of songs there's a time limit!

Research on water usage:

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article2591077.html

Most people use about 30 gallons of water for a bath, according to industry estimates. When filled to capacity (just below the overflow), a standard bathtub holds 42 gallons, but some of that water will be displaced when you get into the tub. So, the tub is rarely filled to capacity before taking a bath.

A low-flow showerhead uses about two gallons a minute, or 20 gallons for a 10-minute shower. A standard showerhead uses 2.5 gallons a minute, or 25 gallons for 10 minutes. Either way, the shower saves water – as long as you don’t go past 10 minutes. The shorter the shower, the greater the savings.

More than 70% of this water is used in the bathroom. More than 20% is used in the kitchen and laundry.

https://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-services/environment-and-health/smartwateruse/Documents/Indoor%20Water%20Conservation.pdf

Do not leave the hand basin tap running while you brush your teeth or shave.

When wanting hot water, turn the hot tap on full to get the hot water to come through faster.

Take shorter showers. If you want to soak, a partially filled bath uses less water than a long duration shower.

If the kids spend a long time in the shower, get them a waterproof timer set to 5 minutes.

Single lever mixer taps save water by giving much better control.

Buy new fixtures with built-in flow restricting devices rather than buying a standard fixture and adding a flow restrictor. Aerators fitted to taps reduce volumes by mixing the water with air.

To find out whether your shower head is wasting water, try this test:

Place a measuring jug directly under the shower head and catch all the water for exactly ten seconds. Multiply the water you have caught by 6 to get the amount of water you would use in a minute.

If your shower uses more than 10 litres per minute, you should consider installing a low flow shower head or restrictor available at your local plumbing or hardware store. The effect of changing from an 18 litres per minute shower head to a low flow shower head of 8 litres per minute is a decrease in volume from 90 to 40 litres used for a 5 minute period, which represents a 56% saving of water used in the shower.

Toilet

Do not flush thoughtlessly or needlessly. Use the reduced flush facility if present.

With a single flush cistern, place a brick or 1 litre plastic milk bottle filled with water in the cistern to reduce the amount of water used for each flush. With a ballcock cistern, bending the ballcock arm down lowers the filling level.

Install dual flush toilets. This allows you to use only as much water as needed. Some older toilets only have full flush systems which can use 11 litres per flush. New toilets use as little as 3.5 litres! The effect of changing from full flush 11 litres to a water saving toilet of 3.5 litres represents a 68% saving of water.

Website inspo

https://www.business.govt.nz/getting-started/business-planning-tools-and-tips/how-to-be-environmentally-sustainable/

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Steps to Harvest Rainwater and its Importance and Benefits

Rainwater harvesting is an eco-friendly and cost-effective method to collect and store rainwater for future use. It helps reduce floods, soil erosion, and water bills while promoting sustainable living. Vanam India Foundation promotes this practice to raise awareness and improve water conservation. Proper planning, installation, and maintenance ensure clean, usable water. Every household can contribute to sustainability by adopting rainwater harvesting methods.

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