The Australian reports: “TODAY, Brisbane and southeast Queensland residents will be asked to reduce water use to 140 litres a person a day, following a fall in storage to 20 per cent of capacity. That will be about half the recent personal water use by Australians.” Check out the full article.
Some interesting figures on the amount of water in takes to produce daily consumable items. I’m naturally devastated that two of my greatest gastronomical indulgences are on this list: Hamburger – 2,400 Litres Cotton T-shirt – 2,000 L Cup of coffee – 140 L Slice of bread – 90 L Glass of beer – 75 [...]
The savewater!® Alliance works with member water businesses, government agencies and product companies to deliver water conservation programs throughout Australia. The savewater! awards® recognise outstanding achievements and innovation in water conservation by businesses, government, schools, local communities and individuals. The 2006/07 winners of the awards include: Coles Group Limited – The new $5 million, two [...]
South East Queensland’s recent introduction of Stage 5 water restrictions should be a wakeup call for the rest of the country. Stage 5 water restrictions include: Gardens – only water existing gardens with buckets or watering cans on allocated days between 4pm–7pm. You can use tank or grey water at anytime. Vehicles – only use [...]
Here’s some interesting water facts and stats you may not be aware of: Australia’s rainfall is the lowest of all continents in the world (excluding Antarctica). Despite this, Australia has one of the highest per capita water consumption rates in the world. While two thirds of all the people on Earth use less than 60 [...]
Over 2,000 people across Australia eager to save water have risen to ABC Radio’s challenge of using just 40 litres of water in 40 hours, with around three-quarters successfully staying below the lean quota. Read more about the hugely successful 40 litres in 40 hours challenge.
The CHW water level meter tells a sorry tale for water storage in the Ballarat region in Victoria. As of the writing of this post , the water level is at 12.6% of capacity. Other local regions aren’t doing much better. CHW are doing plenty do reduce water usage in the region. Project Aquarius has [...]
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