Our daily water use habits have a great |
impact on Canada’s ready water supply §

YOU’D THINK that letting
the water run while you
brush your teeth isn’t a big
deal. After all, what’s a few
litres of wasted water to a
country with such
-‘unimaginably. huge - water
‘supplies? ,

“fin fact, says Environment
“Canada, when you consider that
25° million Canadians brush their
teeth once or twice every day, it is
a big deal.

The way we brush our teeth,
and the way we use water during
countless other tasks around the

- home, has a major impact on

Canada’s clean water supply —a

limited resource that: faces increas-
ing strain.

Environment Canada is en-
couraging” Canadians to help take
‘the strain off.our water supply, by
following these tips.

: . Jn the kitchen
@. ‘Don't ran the water con-
finuozsty: when you ‘wash dishes
by. hand..Wash’ them in a partially
Tilled , sink, then rinse” with a

faucet spray attachment.
5 The same goes for washing
: ves tables. Wash them in a par-

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tially filled sink, then rinse under
a tap quickly.
@ Keep a bottle of drinking water
in your fridge instead of running
your tap until the water cools each
time you want a drink of water.
@ Turn of your taps tightly so
they don’t drip.
@ Promptly repair leaks in und
around your .taps and faucets.
(One leak can waste several. thou-
sand litres of water each year.)
@ Use an zerator and/os water
flow reducer attachment in your
sink faucets. This will reduce your
water usage.
In the bathroom —

Bathrooms, in particular toilets,

are the home’s biggest water

wasters (about 75% of total usage -

‘occurs in bathrooms). And you
might be surprised how much you
can do, and how easy it is, to
conserve water while in the
. washroom,

© Don’t run the water con-
tinuously while shaving, washing,
or brushing your teeth. Instead
(while shaving or washing), par-
tially fill the sink -- cr (while
brushing) run the water only when
necessary. These practices con-
serve 60-80% of the water you'd
normally use.

Hoedown organizers are actively
seeking the support of other
community-spirited businesses as
sponsors. or contributors of auc-
tion items.

Proceeds from the event. will
‘fund counselling help for low-

‘income families and individuais on.

.the North Shore who are dealing
with stress, marital problems and

* bereavement.

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@ Put 2 weighted bottle in your
toilet’s water tank.

© Or put a low-cost ‘insert’? in
your tank. With an insert (avail-
able at hardware and plumbing
supply stores), a family of four
could save 45,000 litres a year
imagine if a million Canadian
families followed this advice:
they’d .save Canada: 45 billion
litres of water each year.) -

@ Flush your toilet only when re-_

ally needed (which means don’t
use your toilet as a garbage
disposal.) : .
@ Check regularly for toilet tank
leaks info the bowl by placing .a
small amount of food coloring in
the tank, and then seeing if the
coloring ‘spreads to. the bowl
without being flushed. Repair
prompily.

Also, ‘periodically make sure the
float ball is. adjusted so that it
-prevents the tank’s water. level
from exceeding the overflow
tube’s height. :
@ Use low-flow shower heads or
flow reducer devices. They reduce
flow by about a quarter.
@ Take short showers: turn off
the water while you soap and
shampoo, then rinse quickly.

In the laundry room

@ Wash full loads. :
@ Use the shortest washing cycle
and the “‘suds-saver’’ feature if
your machine has one.
@ Adjust the water level if you
can.

e Promptly repair any leaks you :

find around the taps, hoses or fit-
ting of your washer, or around
the taps of your sink.

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In the yard and garden
@ Water your lawn every three to
five days, instead of a short
period every day.
To find out how much you
should water, use this formula:

. five millimetres times the number

of duys since the last warm-
weather watering. (To measure,
put a can on your lawn before

turning your sprinkler on, and.

note how long it took to fill to a
height of 5 mm. That's your
watering time.)

@ Water tess when the air is cool.
@ Don’t water green grass — wait
until its tips turn black. Recovery
is almost immediate.

@ Don’t overwaier in anticipation
of a shoriage. Soil can’t store ex-
tra water.

e@ Use timers. Never turn on
sprinklers and leave for the day.

@ Water during the coolest part
of the day.

If you’d like more information
about how to conserve water,
write to Liz Lefrancois, Water
Awareness Officer at the Inland

Waters Directorate at Environ- .

ment Canada, Sth Floor, . Place
Joseph
Blvd., Hull, Quebec, KIA 0H3:

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