SAVING WATER OUTDOORS
Grass doesn’t need a lot of water to stay healthy. Use a watering gauge to measure how much rain falls. Then top it up to 4-6 cm with the sprinkler. That is all the water that your grass needs each week.
Everyone likes playing in the pool on a hot day. If you cover your pool when you are done, you can save the water from evapourating into the air. This means less water is needed to keep your pool filled.
Keep the lawn a little higher when you mow it. Cutting height, 2.5 - 3" (6-8cm)
Super short grass dries out quickly, leaving the lawn dry. Long grass keeps the roots of the grass cool and the lawn will not dry out so quickly.
Sweep driveways clean instead of washing them with a hose. Its good exercise and saves good clean drinking water.
Adding 2-3 inches mulch (such as woodchips) to cover your garden soil will prevent up to 70% of the moisture being lost to evaporation. Mulch will also significantly reduce weeds, protect soil temperatures and the organic types will slowly break down, adding moisture holding organic material to the soil.SAVING WATER INDOORS
Take shorter showers. If you have an old showerhead, consider buying a water saving showerhead. Try a water proof egg timer to see how long your showers are lasting. You will see the savings in your water and hydro bills.
Keep a jug of water in the fridge instead of running the tap to get cold water.
Don’t flush tissues or other garbage down the toilet. Use the garbage bin, after all that is what is there for!
Turn off the taps while you brush your teeth. All that good clean water gets wasted if you leave the taps on.
Makes sure to fix leaky taps. Leaky taps can waste enough water to fill eight large pop bottles of pop!
Leaky toilets can waste huge amounts of water and lead to expensive water bills.
Try using the run water from water softeners to water your gardens. When it refreshes, take a bucket or two out to your garden or your containers.
