Spring is Sprung

Hi There Followers
As you know Spring has sprung here in the Southern Hemisphere and it is a good time to start a new with our freshwater habits.

1. Well we completed our household survey after making a couple of simple changes to our routines.
My Dad

• Replaced the shower head in my shower because we used the most water.
• Fixed the leaky tap in the bathroom.
• And as a family we spoke about conserving water and shortening our shower lengths.

I am pleased to report that we reduced our consumption be 37%. Our consumption dropped from 767 to 482 litres per day.
This is a really good achievement and we will continue to make a change at home.


2. Ever since we put our rain gauge in on the 21st of July we have received no rain. The grass is looking brown, and luckily we have a lot of drought resistant plants (they require not much water to survive). Some rain would be nice though to top up our rainwater tank.

3. Here is a poster for the United Nations 2103 International Year of Water Cooperation.
The website where you can also find out more information is included as well.

http://www.unwater.org/watercooperation2013/


4. Finally some facts about water. As you can see there are lots of people dieing every year because of a lack of fresh water. It is up to us to use it wisely, so that everyone can enjoy this basic right.




http://water.org/water-crisis/water-facts/water/


So thanks again, and keep conserving water in every way you can..
Bye for now,

Matthew