1. Eco-Wise Action This project was funded by the Department of Sustainability and Environment Water

2. Today’s workshop Why save water? Using the checklist at home Identifying possible solutions

3. What are the biggest water users in the home? Bathroom Laundry Kitchen 51% 22% 19% 8% Garden

4. Water use at home

5. Background information

6. Photo: Spiralz water issues

8. 143 to 398 litres a person a day

9. Saving water

16. Photo: Alan Cleaver

18. Image: pjt56

19. Nicole-Koehler

22. Dvortygirl

23. Forest & Kim Starr

27. Using the checklist at home

28. Using the home checklist Bathroom Easy Actions Are your showers longer than four minutes?  Yes   Use a shower timer to reduce shower length to four minutes or less per day. Do you collect shower water for use on the garden?  No   Collect shower water in a bucket, if you can do this without damaging your back.  Install a grey water diverter from the shower/bath water drain pipe and a grey water hose.  Use garden-friendly soaps and shampoos. Slightly harder actions Have you changed your showerhead to a low flow, water saving one?  No   Change to a low flow shower head (available free from the local water authority if you bring in your old showerhead).

29. Any questions?

30. What do you want to do?

31. What was interesting for you?

32. Next workshop: Smart Shopping and Waste