How we save our water
[My Australasia]
Victorians take shorter showers, [but we still bathing OK] Canberrans prefer to recycle their water, but South Australians lead the country for saving water in their gardens.
A survey on how people have cut their use of water during the past three years of drought by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows 90 per cent of the country consciously try to save water.
The bureau found in 2004 around 45 per cent of all Australians reported problems with their water supply, largely because of restrictions introduced as reservoirs dried up after unrelenting drought.
Although 44 per cent of all water is used in and around the garden, the most common water conservation measure practised by Australians was using full loads when washing dishes or clothes.
Another common method to cut water use was by taking shorter showers, with more than a quarter of Victorians restricting their time under the shower.
Over 80 per cent of homes now have a dual flush toilet or a reduced flow shower head, up from 73 per cent in 2001.
Recycling or reusing water was mentioned by 16 per cent of people as a measure they used to cut water. But in Canberra, almost 30 per cent of people reuse water.
Despite the push to cut water, the proportion of people saying they turned off a tap or repaired a dripping one actually fell between 2001 and 2004.
Out in the garden, more than 90 per cent of people said they took measures to cut water use.
The most popular measure was the use of mulch, which climbed to 59 per cent from 51 per cent over the past three years.
More than 93 per cent of South Australians use at least one method, such as mulch, to cut water use in their gardens.
Apart from mulch, 23 per cent of people said they watered early in the day, 18 per cent used recycled water and 17 per cent planted low water-use native trees.
About 10 per cent of people gave up watering their garden altogether.
Despite the push for water conservation, there has only been a very small increase in the number of people with a water tank - up to 17 per cent from 16 per cent in 2001.
However, 48 per cent of South Australians had a water tank against only three per cent in the ACT.
The bureau said the big difference could be due to South Australians being concerned about the quality of their water.
"The lowest proportion of households with rainwater tanks was recorded in the ACT where the satisfaction with the quality of mains water is at 87 per cent, compared with the (national) average of 70 per cent," it found. ABC
Victorians take shorter showers, [but we still bathing OK] Canberrans prefer to recycle their water, but South Australians lead the country for saving water in their gardens.
A survey on how people have cut their use of water during the past three years of drought by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows 90 per cent of the country consciously try to save water.
The bureau found in 2004 around 45 per cent of all Australians reported problems with their water supply, largely because of restrictions introduced as reservoirs dried up after unrelenting drought.
Although 44 per cent of all water is used in and around the garden, the most common water conservation measure practised by Australians was using full loads when washing dishes or clothes.
Another common method to cut water use was by taking shorter showers, with more than a quarter of Victorians restricting their time under the shower.
Over 80 per cent of homes now have a dual flush toilet or a reduced flow shower head, up from 73 per cent in 2001.
Recycling or reusing water was mentioned by 16 per cent of people as a measure they used to cut water. But in Canberra, almost 30 per cent of people reuse water.
Despite the push to cut water, the proportion of people saying they turned off a tap or repaired a dripping one actually fell between 2001 and 2004.
Out in the garden, more than 90 per cent of people said they took measures to cut water use.
The most popular measure was the use of mulch, which climbed to 59 per cent from 51 per cent over the past three years.
More than 93 per cent of South Australians use at least one method, such as mulch, to cut water use in their gardens.
Apart from mulch, 23 per cent of people said they watered early in the day, 18 per cent used recycled water and 17 per cent planted low water-use native trees.
About 10 per cent of people gave up watering their garden altogether.
Despite the push for water conservation, there has only been a very small increase in the number of people with a water tank - up to 17 per cent from 16 per cent in 2001.
However, 48 per cent of South Australians had a water tank against only three per cent in the ACT.
The bureau said the big difference could be due to South Australians being concerned about the quality of their water.
"The lowest proportion of households with rainwater tanks was recorded in the ACT where the satisfaction with the quality of mains water is at 87 per cent, compared with the (national) average of 70 per cent," it found. ABC
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