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What you can do

Saving water at home, in the garden, or at work takes very little effort, but makes a big difference.

The key is for everyone to reduce personal wastage, i.e. turning the tap off when you brush your teeth, can save up to 5 litres a minute. If the entire adult population of England and Wales did this, we could save 180 million litres a day, enough to supply nearly 500,000 houses.

Read our Top Tips below and start to Save Water today.

Why should I save water?

Water is a very precious resource that is often taken for granted. It is not as abundant as you might think.
Save water in the home

Avoid baths, load your dishwasher fully, replace worn washers, install a hippo...
Save water in the garden

Read Alan Titchmarsh's top tips. It could even improve the health of your plants and save you money.
Reusing and harvesting water
Water Metering

We believe that metering is the fairest way to pay for water. Water is a precious resource and we must treat it as such.

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What you can do

Why should I save water?

Save water in the home

Save water in the garden

Reusing and harvesting water

Water Metering

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