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2. How much are we using each day? Overall storage level: 44.1%, weekly storage change : 2.4%, same time last year: 29.2%, average daily consumption: 134L,Average catchment rainfall:52.4mm,

4. Turn off taps completely after use. Don’t waste water. Don’t wash your car every week Low flush toilet Don’t use too much water on the garden because it’s one thing that Australia is using to much water.

5. Water conservation refers to reducing the usage of water and recycling of waste water for different purposes such as cleaning, maufacturing,and agricultural and irrigation.

6. Desalination, refers to any of several processes that remove excess salt and other minerals from water. More generally, desalination may also refer to the removal of salts and minerals. Water is desalinated in order to convert salt water to fresh water so it is suitable for human consumption or irrigation.

7. The water footprint of a nation shows the total volume of water that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the habitants of nation. Your individual water footprint is equal to the water required to produce the goods and services consumed by you.

8. management of water treatment of drinking water industrial water, sewage or wastewater. management of water resources management of digesting protection management of irrigation management of the water table Water management is the activity of planning, developing, distributing, managing, and optimum use of water resources under defined water polices and regulations.

9. About 80% of Melbourne's drinking water comes from closed water catchments in the Yarra ranges. 157,000 hectares of forest has been closed to the public for over 100 years. Melbourne is one of five cities in the world with protected water catchments.

10. . The effects of climate change, drought and population growth means that we can no longer rely solely on from our reservoirs as our main source of water. We need to save water so that we can have more water supply for the future. Upgrading and improving dams and pipes is an important way that we help to minimise leakages in our water supply system.