If your toilet has two knobs, one for large and the other for small discharges,
remember to use the latter whenever possible.

Whenever you see a tap dripping, turn it off.
A tap that drips all day long can waste up to 50 litres of water.

Don’t throw paper or rubbish into the toilet.
More water has to be used to make the paper go away.

Turn off the tap when you’re brushing your teeth.
When you brush your teeth for 5 minutes with the tap on, you’re using 80 litres of water. But if you turn the tap off when you’re brushing your teeth, you will only use 1 litre.

Reduce bath time.
In a 15-minute shower, up to 240 litres of water can be used. If you reduce bath time and turn off the tap when you’re soaping yourself, you can save up to 160 litres.

Only wash the dishes with the tap off.
In 15 minutes, with the tap fully on, you can use over 130 litres of water.

Use the bucket.
To wash the car with the hose turned on for half an hour, you use up to 600 litres of water. If you exchange the hose for a bucket, this amount can drop to 40 litres. Washing the pavement for 15 minutes with the hose turned on can use up to 300 litres of water. By using a bucket, you will use a maximum of 60 and you'll be saving water.

Did you know that:
If Earth is usually called Blue Planet, due to the huge amount of liquid it contains, why do we worry about saving it? We can last one month without eating solid food but we can’t last more than seven days without drinking water. Why do we need liquid so much? What makes it so essential?

Let’s see:

• Our body is mainly comprised of about 70% of water

• All parts of our body contain water, even our bones

• Our body loses a lot of water through urine, faeces, sweat and tears So we have to drink water and other liquids to make up for this loss

• Water helps to make our whole organism function smoothly For example: in work done by our kidneys and intestines, blood circulation and skin hydration

• All living beings need water, so it is very important to preserve it People can last 28 days without eating but only 3 without drinking water

• When we lose a litre of water: we feel thirsty

• When we lose 2 litres of water: we feel thirsty, tired and fatigued

• When we lose 3 or more litres of water: a dehydration process starts and our lives are put at risk

Water is present at many times of our lives:

• In daily hygiene, when we have a bath, when we wash our hands before meals, brush our teeth, etc.

• In food, when we eat, cook food, wash fruit and vegetables, etc.

• In household tasks, such as washing the dishes or our clothes, washing the floor, the car, the dog, etc.

• During moments of leisure, when we refresh ourselves on the beach or play with soap bubbles;

• For hydrating our bodies.

Curious facts on water

• 97% of the Planet’s water is seawater, 2% is in glaciers and icebergs. The remainder (1%) is inside the Earth, often very deep down, preventing it from being used. Therefore, only 3% of the water on earth is fresh water.

• If all water on earth – fresh, salt and frozen, were divided up amongst all its inhabitants, each person would be entitled to 8 Olympic swimming-pools full. But, if we just divided up drinking water amongst the same people, each one would be entitled to only 5 litres of water.

• The amount of water in the world has been practically the same for thousands and thousands of years. But the number of people who live on Earth increases every day. More people for the same amount of water.

• If nothing is done about the water, specialists foresee that there will be conflicts between countries over water in the not too distant future.

• Out of all the water used in the world, 10% is for human consumption, 20% for industry and 70% for agriculture.

• If all the water in the world could be put into a 1-litre bottle, only half a drop would be available for drinking.

• Pollution alters the quality of the water although it is not a health hazard. Contamination alters the quality of the water and can be a serious health hazard. Therefore, “polluted water does not necessarily mean contaminated water, but contaminated water is surely polluted water.”

• According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), over 80% of illnesses in the world are a result of drinking contaminated water, with over 25 different types of diagnoses.