OUR COUNTRY IS RUNNING DRY! HERE’S HOW YOU
CAN HELP SAVE WATER AND MONEY AT THE SAME TIME:
1. When washing dishes, don’t let the water run. Fill one sink with wash water and the other with rinse water.
2. Adjust sprinklers so only your lawn gets wet – not your house or the street.
3. Only use the dishwasher or washing machine when they are full. These machines use a lot of water!
4. When planning your garden, choose plants and bushes that don’t require much water to live.
5. Install a pool cover and inspect your pump for leaks.
6. Use a broom instead of a hosepipe to clean your drive-way.
7. Recycle the water used to clean fruits and vegetables to water your plants.
8. Check taps inside and outside the house for leaks.
9. Take showers instead of baths and keep them short. Showering a minute or two less saves a lot of water and money.
10. Put food colouring into your toilet tank. If it seeps into the bowl without flushing, you have a leak. Fixing this can save you thousands of litres!
11. Put the plug in before you start filling the bath.
12. Defrost your food in the fridge as opposed to running water over it.
13. Soak pots and pans instead of running water over them while scraping.
14. Turn the water off while you are brushing your teeth.
15. Use a watch or timer to remind you when to stop wa-tering your lawn or garden.
16. Install water-saving showerheads.
17. Fill the basin with a small amount of warm water and rinse your razor in there. Running the tap while shaving wastes a lot of water.
18. Cutting your grass too short allows more water to evapourate. Using a higher lawnmower setting will fix this.
19. Use containers and buckets to catch rainwater, which you can then use to water plants later that week.
20. And lastly, our biggest water-saving tip:
Encourage your friends and family to help our country by saving the precious little water we have left.