Are you saving water?
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, ie. 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.
- Water efficiency awards 2009
Find out how you can enter the Awards. - Water use in England and Wales
Water meters can save you money on bills, greywater recycling systems conserve water and read all about the Water Efficiency Awards 2007. - 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. - Saving water in the home
Avoid baths, load your dishwasher fully, replace worn washers, install a hippo... - Saving water in the garden
Read Alan Titchmarsh's top tips. It could even improve the health of your plants and save you money. - Saving water in business and industry
Being waterwise is good for your business. All commercial organisations use water, but how many know exactly how much they are using? - Saving water in the public sector
Did you know that with the introduction of the Water Act 2003, all public bodies now have a duty to conserve water? - Saving water in agriculture and horticulture
All farms and horticultural businesses use water, but do you know how much you use and how much it costs? - Saving water in schools
Financial savings depend on many issues such as size of school and age of buildings. Some water-efficiency measures cost money to implement, but many cost little, or nothing at all. - Saving water in hotels: A water efficiency project
Through a combination of simple maintenance and management measures, considerable water savings can be made in small hotels. - Water neutrality
This new approach looks at whether new demand for water should be offset in the existing community, by making existing homes and buildings in the area more water efficient.
