DIY Water Audit (Schools)

3070 A5 Use Wat Wise schools 26/6/98 3:17 pm Page 1Water InformationUsing Water WiselyWater Audit“DIY”SchoolsOWR 9700 DECEMBER 1997CARETAKER3070 A5 Use Wat Wise schools 26/6/98 3:17 pm Page 2Our job at Dˆwr Cymru WelshWater is to make sure that there DidDid you know?...is enough water for everyone,whenever they want it, whatever¥ We each use 150 litres of cleanthe weather, whatever the time of treated water every day.day or year. ¥ Over one third of the water we use at home goes down theDw?r Cymru collects, cleans andtoilet - each flush can usedelivers 1,000 million litres of waterbetween 6 and 13 litres of watera day to homes, schools, officesdepending on the size of theand factories across Wales.toilet cistern.This DIY W ater Audit leaflet¥ This increases to two thirds inshows you how to use water moreschools for toilet and urinalwisely both at school and at home. flushing. It is surprising, but with just a little¥ A running tap can use up to more thought it is easy to reduce9 litres of water a minute.the amount of water we use.¥ A dripping tap can waste up toWater is the world s most 30 litres of water a day.common and yet most remarkable¥ A washing machine uses up tosubstance. It covers three-quarters80 litres of water per cycleof the earth s surface and has manywhether its full or not, and aextraordinary properties. Withoutdishwasher between 22 and 35water there is nothing.litres per cycle.¥ A bath uses up to 80 ...