Like many of you, we received our water usage stats from our water supply company with our current quarterly bill. (Ours came yesterday.) And like many of you, we have been doing our part to cut down our water usage. In a household of 8, a fair amount of planning and timing is required to make sure things run smoothly at the best of times, so in some ways it has been easy… but not that easy !!
Water usage is a hot topic. No water was wasted in the capturing of this image.
The Victorian State Government set a recommended usage target of less than 155litres per person per day, and called it Target 155, which is a very imaginative name. The Melbourne Metropolitan average is still 188litres per person per day. So they gave us a great website full of tips and tricks to help meet the recommended target.
So, you are thinking… “what was your water usage Robb…?”
Well, as a household total, we have managed to hit a stunning 851 litres per day !!
After some quick math, thats only a touch over 106litres per person per day !! (round of applause please)
Thats 39litres lower than the recommended average, and means we are using the same amount of water as a Family of Five (and a half).
Cut your shower time and fix leaking taps, Maximise what you do use and cut out the wastage.
Its something to think about, and every bit helps.
by Robb Duncan
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