Seeking support to take on a looming Crisis.. Small contributions can really make a difference..

1. * India Specific Presentation

2. * Million liters per day

4. Which is sufficient only for
200 days..;;
d ys

5. & then

9. Mumbai’s Domestic per capita water consumption per day
(excluding water supplied for industrial demand)
= j above 100 liters
just

10. Mumbai’s Domestic per capita water consumption per day
(excluding water supplied for industrial demand)
= j above 100 liters
just
Water
W te supplied to most slum areas
lied mo t l m e
= 25 liters per day per household (not per capita)#
* Conservative Estimate
# According to Bombay Community Public Trust

11. Mumbai’s Domestic per capita water consumption per day
(excluding water supplied for industrial demand)
= j above 100 liters
just
Water
W te supplied to most slum areas
lied mo t l m e
= 25 liters per day per household (not per capita)#
The other 50% (which is most of ‘US’ who are reading this) consume
190 liters per capita per day ^
er ca ita er
* Conservative Estimate
# According to Bombay Community Public Trust
^ Assuming 2.5 members per household in slums (highly conservative estimate) and 100 lpcd water availability on an average across Mumbai (lower than actual)

13. My numbers may well be wrong…
but I urge you to answer this
for yourself

14. Read on for answers
All figures henceforth are per capita per day (unless specified otherwise) and are based on a ‘Water Audit’ as part of BIS seminar 2009 & some common sense

15. New Dual Flush Toilets use only about 3 or 6 liters per flush
If you cant afford to replace your old 1, look up the internet for ways to save water with the older designs

16. goes down the drains
Be vigilant for leaky/running taps and overflowing tanks, use press handle type taps, turn off taps while brushing. Educate your
family members and housemaid. Remember – a tap running for 1 minute means ~ 2 liters of water lost

17. It takes
Install low flow showers. Make your showers quick.. Or share showers :p

18. Top loaders use
about 140 liters
o
per load
Front loaders are more
efficient – they use about
50 to 80 liters per load
Buy front loaders. Minimize the number of loads as far as possible

19. Sum it Up
And remember we have not even accounted for..
Your Cars
Your gardens
& Drinking Water

20. She wont be happy if she is told that grown ups
around her could have averted a water crisis..
….. but d d
didn’t
Think of this …

21. Which means ‘No’ or atleast ‘fewer’ “Dry Days”
No fewer Dry Days
trust me.. It wont take anything more than a
Commitment
it t
to achieve a 2 liter per day saving

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