2. INDEX
• Small introduction
• Tips for a responsible use of
water
• Small conclusion
• Sources of information
• Authors
3. INTRODUCTION
• We all know that water is a scanty good. Though
almost 70 % of the surface of the Planet Earth is
water, less than 1 % of this is drinkable, therefore we
must be careful and learn learn use it in a
responsible way.
4. TIPS
• 1. Don’t leave open faucets, if it is not
strictly necessary. (For example when
having a shower, shaving , washing the
dishes, etc.) you can save up to 20 litres
each time.
5. • 2. Use the washing machine and the
dishwasher only when they are fully
loaded. You will be able to save 3.700
litres a month.
6. • 3. Reduce water consumption in the
bathroom. If you place a bottle full of water in
your toilet , you will save from 2 to 4 litres
each time.
7. • 4. Have a shower instead of a bath. With a
daily shower of less them 5 minutes, you will
save up to 3.500 litres a month.
8. 5. Use brooms instead of hoses to clean
sidewalks, terraces or streets. This way you
will save 300 litres of water whenever you do
it.
9. • 6. Verify and fix leaks in
toilets, faucets, pipelines, hoses, etc. You will
save up to 2.000 litres of water a month.
10. • 7. Don’t use drinkable water for the washing
of cars, streets…
11. • 8.Place reducing flow faucets and other saving
mechanisms in faucets and showers. You will
use water more sensibly reducing its
consumption up to 40 %.
12. • 9. Notify quickly the break of pipes or any
other incident to the telephone of
emergencies of Aqualia (902136013).
13. 10. Think about water as a social and
environmental heritage of supreme
importance that we should take care of all the
time. We will never have too much water.
