USING WATER WISELY. (with Johnny Water)

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1 USING WATER WISELY (with Johnny Water)

2 WHY use water wisely? Water is becoming more precious than ever. Increases in population, changing lifestyles, pollution and shifts in weather patterns all place increasing demands on the fresh water that we have at our disposal. In Jersey, an Island with limited underground reserves of water and no links to external water networks, we rely on the collection of surface water for most of the mains water supplied. You can reduce the amount of water that is wasted, whether it is in the home, the garden, at work or at school - many of the changes in routine are small and will hardly be noticed. There are lots of simple things we can all do, from turning off the tap whilst brushing your teeth to making sure you run washing machines and dishwashers with a full load. Together they add up to significant overall savings. 75% of the earth is covered with water. Only 3% of the earth s water can be used as drinking water For more water saving tips, and FREE water saving products please visit

3 at at at home home Always Always try Always to try use to the try use to plug the use plug and the don t and plug don t and let the don t let tap the let run tap the when run tap when run w you re you re washing you re washing your washing your hands hands your or washing hands or washing or up. washing Better up. Better up. still, Better still, stil use a use washing a use washing a up washing bowl up bowl in up the bowl in sink. the in sink. the sink. Keep Keep a bottle Keep a bottle or a jug bottle or of jug water or of jug water in of the water in fridge, the in fridge, the instead fridge, instead of instead of of leaving leaving the leaving tap the running tap the running tap while running while it gets while it gets cool. it cool. gets cool. If you If have you If have a you bath, have a bath, you a can bath, you save can you save water can save water and water energy and energy and by energy by b ensuring ensuring it ensuring is not it is too not it full. is too not full. too full. Your Your brain Your brain is brain made is made is mad up of up 85% of up 85% of water! 85% water! water Water Water is Water needed is needed is needed for for for brain brain activity! brain activity! activity! When When somebody When somebody somebody is making is making is a hot making a drink hot a drink with hot drink a with kettle, a with kettle, a kettle, remind remind them remind them to only them to boil only to the boil only water the boil water they water need. they need. they This need. will This will This wi help help to save to help save energy to save energy as energy well as as well as water. as well water. as water. When When helping When helping with helping the with washing the with washing the up, washing try up, not try up, to not rinse try to not rinse to rinse dishes dishes in the dishes in sink the in before sink the before sink putting before putting them putting them into them into the into the dishwasher. dishwasher. dishwasher. Scrape Scrape them Scrape them clean them clean instead. clean instead. instead. If you If have you If have a you dual have a dual flush a flush dual toilet, flush toilet, use toilet, the use shorter the use shorter the flush shorter flush flush whenever whenever whenever possible, possible, as possible, this as will this as help will this help to will save to help save water. to save water. water. When When helping When helping helping the garden the in garden the during garden during the during summer, the summer, the the summer, the the best best time to time best water to time water your to water your garden garden your is garden early is early morning is early morning morning or in the evening the evening the when evening when the weather when weather is weather cooler. is cooler. Avoid is cooler. Avoid Avoid watering watering watering the midday the in midday the sun midday or sun when or sun when it s or windy when it s windy as it s a windy lot as a lot as a lo of the of water the of water will the evaporate. water will evaporate. will evaporate.

4 AT AT SCHOOL In domestic In domestic science science classes, classes, wash wash vegetables vegetables in a bowl in a bowl of o water, water, not in not running running water. water. If you re If you re washing washing up dishes up dishes or equipment, or equipment, use the use plug the to plug to fill up fill the up sink the and sink don t and don t leave leave the tap the running. tap running. Report Report any any leaks leaks or or drips drips you you find find to a to a teacher. teacher. Even Even a a small small leak leak can can waste waste a lot a of lot water. of water. Johnny Johnny Water Water says... says... Choose Choose water water as a as school a school project project and use and our use website our website It will It give will give you and you your and your school school all all the information the information you need you need to be to water be water wise wise or come or come and visit and visit us to us learn to learn more more about about what what we do! we do!

5 Recycling water A good A good way way to to recycle recycle water water is is to use to use dish dish water water on your on your garden. garden. Water Water indoor indoor plants plants with the with remains the remains of unwanted of unwanted glasses glasses of water. of water. Use the Use old the water old water from from your dog your or dog cat or bowl cat bowl to give to your give your plants plants a drink a drink when when you refill you them. refill them. A water A water butt (a butt large (a large covered covered bucket) bucket) in the in garden the garden can can collect collect rainwater rainwater that can that be can used be used on plants on plants and lawns. and lawns. Glub Glub glub... glub... Use Use my my dirty dirty water water on your on your flowers. flowers. My My poo poo is an is an excellent excellent fertiliser! fertiliser!

6 SAVE WATER - SAVE MONEY In order to help you save water and money, a selection of free water saving products are now available from Jersey Water. These products are only available to Jersey Water supply customers and can be ordered for free online using the link below - Enjoy Saving! TWIN TAP AERATORS Fit these tap aerators to regulate the water flow to 5 litres per minute. These inserts require a tap end to have two straight edges and will fit the majority of taps with a screwed outlet housing. SHOWERSAVE Fitted to the base of the shower hose, this will regulate your shower flow to 8 litres per minute to help reduce the amount of water and energy used. Please note this is not suitable for electric or multiple jet showers. SHOWER TIMER Use the suction cup to affix this shower timer to your bathroom tiles or glass panel to start the four minute shower challenge! You will save water and energy on every shower reduced to four minutes. CISTERN BAG Simply pop this device in to the cistern of your toilet and follow the instructions to save 1 litre of water per flush. Please note this is not suitable on dual flush, push button or cisterns with a capacity less than 7 litres. UWWS 07/15 Mulcaster House, Westmount Road, St Helier, Jersey JE1 1DG T: F: E: customerservices@jerseywater.je Jersey Water is the trading name of The Jersey New Waterworks Company Limited Follow us on