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 We call all help to save water and:

Showers Brisbane Lions take a 4 minute shower

  • Take a 4 minute shower (like Brisbane Lions players pictured right)
  • If we all spent one minute less in the shower we would save 30 million litres of water a day!
  • Install a water-efficient showerhead - A standard showerhead uses about 15 litres of water per minute. A water efficient showerhead can use as little as 7 litres per minute.

Dishwashers

  • Don't wash unless you have a full load
  • Use a water efficient dishwasher - they use half the water of average models

GardensWatering Can

  • Water your garden only when necessary - not if the soil below the surface is still damp
  • Fewer, deeper waterings for your garden encourage deeper root systems and more robust plants
  • Plant waterwise plants and mulch well
  • Use a compost bin. Compost improves soil quality and water penetration

Pools

  • Cover your pool - in ground pools can lose up to 200 litres of water per day. In South East Queensland up to 12 million litres of water per day is lost through evaporation off pool surfaces.
  • Check your pool for leaks.

Taps

  • Install low flow aerating taps. You can reduce water use from about 18 litres per minute for a traditional tap to as little as 2 litres per minute for a low flow aerating tap
  • Turn off the tap when you don't need the water - brushing your teeth, shaving, rinsing vegetables or cleaning the sinks
  • Fix dripping taps and leaking pipes - Fix a leaking tap and save up to 200 litres a day.

Toilets

  • Use a dual flush toilet! A water-efficient dual flush cistern uses less than four litres of water per flush, and can reduce household water use by approximately 1,000 litres per household per year.

Washing machines

  • Buy a front loader - top loaders can use up to 60 per cent more water, 50 per cent more detergent and 40 per cent more electricity than front loaders!