High School Water Conservation Booklet Name: - Bundaberg ...

Our Water Wise FamilyBecome a Water WiseFamily and savePlease tick the actions you as a family areprepared to take. Over time check yourmeter readings to see if you have reducedthe amount of water used in your home.Fix all leaking taps. A tap that drips 25times in a minute wastes 9 litres every day.In the kitchen we will….Have the sink plug in place while we washvegetables and save up to 5 litres.Use a sink strainer and a bin for rubbishand not the sink.Make sure our dishwasher is full before useand save up to 40 litres per day.Look out for environmentally friendlyclearing products, such as phosphate freedetergents.Have a ‘fats and oils’ container to collectused fats and oils for the rubbish bin.In the bathroom we will….Take shorter showers.Turn off the tap when cleaning our teeth.Install a dual flush toilet or water savingdevice when possible. A half flush usesonly 3 - 6 litres.Install water saving shower heads and saveup to 180 litres per day.Around the house we will…Use a broom and not ahose to clean ourpathways, and save 100litres every 5 minutes.Find alternatives to fertilisers andpesticides which may contain harmfulchemicals. Thesesoak into the groundand wash into localwaterways.Wash the car on thelawn using a bucket,instead of on the roador driveway with a hose. This will stopdetergents entering the drain and endingup in our waterways.In the laundry we will…Wash using only full loads. A washingmachine can use up to 200 litres per load.Put in the plug and use only a small amountof water for hand washables. By not handwashing under a running tap we will save 10litres per minute.In the garden we will…Water the garden early in the morning or inthe evening when it’s cool.Water the roots and soil around the plantsnot the leaves and flowers.Use a trigger action hose for wateringinstead of a running hose.Fit a timer to our sprinkler system. Aforgotten sprinkler system can waste up to1000 litres per hour.Plant Australian natives, they need lesswater.37