How to Save Water

Saving water is easy! Changing the way you use water inside and outside your home or workplace can make a big difference to Victoria's water saving efforts.

Water Saving Tips

1. Install a three-star rated water efficient showerhead. (see showerhead exchange)

2. Take shorter showers.

3. Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.

4. Install flow control valves to further reduce water use.

5. Insulate hot water pipes. This avoids wasting water while waiting for hot water to flow through.

6. When replacing your old washing machine choose one with a four-star rating.

7. Only wash when you have a full load.

8. Fix any dripping taps or leaking toilet cisterns.

10. When waiting for running water to warm up in the kitchen or bathroom collect it and put it in the fridge or use it to water the garden.

Go to the Gardening to Save Water section for information on conserving water in your garden.

For more tips go to savewater.com.au.

WaterSmart Program

City West Water is offering households in Melbourne‘s inner suburbs the chance to be involved in a unique program which will provide free water saving advice and help shape future water conservation programs.

More than 100,000 households from across Melbourne and regional Victoria will be invited to participate in the $6 million WaterSmart program, a State Government initiative delivered by City West Water and other Victorian water businesses.

The program encourages households to reduce their ongoing water consumption by providing free specialist advice and information tailored to the household’s needs and preferences.

City West Water will keep in touch with participants over 12 months through a short survey before and after the program and a follow up phone call every 3 months to see how it is going.

Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has been awarded the tender to deliver this project on behalf of DSE and the metropolitan water businesses.

For further information please contact; WaterSmart Team on 9508 6099 or watersmart@ourwater.vic.gov.au

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