Save water - shut off water while sponging

Many populations today expect abundance of fresh water available by a simple turn of the tap. Despite the fact that most people are fully aware of the water shortage situation in several places in the world, we still think of fresh water as matter of fact.

Conserving water is the most cost-effective and environmentally sound way to reduce our demand for water. Saving water also saves energy, because less water needs to be pumped and treating water is energy consuming.

In an average everyday life there is a lot of possibilities for saving water like installing water-saving shower heads, shortening your showers or showering with your spouse. Even a one or two minute reduction in your everyday shower can save a lot of water. Only running full loads in the washing machine and dishwasher or capturing tap water while waiting for hot water to come down the pipes, to use later for plants or the garden, can also save a lot of water. Boiling your breakfast egg in the first cold tap water from the shower is another way of saving water.

Finding new ways to save water can be fun. Everyday you turn on the tap, consider how you can benefit from all the water, pouring out and remember to close the tap when not needed.