00:00:01.790 --> 00:00:04.710 City West Water is one of three Victorian 00:00:04.710 --> 00:00:07.620 Government owned retail water businesses in metropolitan Melbourne. 00:00:07.860 --> 00:00:15.900 We provide water sewerage trade waste and where available recycled water services to more than 1 million residents and 40,000 businesses 00:00:15.980 --> 00:00:19.700 in Melbourne's central business district and inner and western suburbs. 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:24.660 We supply around 100 billion litres of drinking water to customers. 00:00:28.540 --> 00:00:34.820 Every day you use water at home. On average twenty-six percent of our water usage is in the shower. 00:00:34.940 --> 00:00:43.120 Twenty per cent in the laundry; fifteen per cent in the toilet and garden; seven per cent in the bathroom and five per cent in the kitchen and for evaporative cooling. 00:00:43.900 --> 00:00:47.800 In addition seven per cent of our water usage is as a result of leaks. 00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:54.100 Leaks can become a major problem so contact City West Water for information on how to identify and fix leaks . 00:00:54.980 --> 00:01:00.360 Water is a precious resource so using it efficiently is an important way of saving water. 00:01:00.520 --> 00:01:08.260 A good target to try to achieve is to use less than 155 litres of water per person per day. 00:01:08.260 --> 00:01:15.180 To see if your household is achieving this goal each water bill comes with a handy section for calculating usage per person. 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:24.000 The average daily water use section on your bill will already be completed. Look for the number of people in your household to get the average daily use per person. 00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:29.660 If you're not already meeting this target there's all kinds of ways to help you reduce this usage. 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:39.140 In the bathroom did you know a running tap can use 16 liters of water per minute? 00:01:39.560 --> 00:01:45.640 Turning off the tap when you're brushing your teeth can save 335 litres per month. 00:01:45.640 --> 00:01:52.800 Installing a water-saving showerheads and shortening your shower to less than four minutes can also reduce your daily usage. 00:01:52.800 --> 00:02:02.380 For the toilet use the half flush as often as possible and remember the toilet isn't a rubbish bin so never flush baby wipes, nappies, sanitary products or face wipes. 00:02:02.380 --> 00:02:06.600 These items can cause costly blockages and if they occur in your house you will have to pay for it. 00:02:06.660 --> 00:02:12.860 When in the kitchen you can save water by washing your vegetables in a plug sink rather than under running water . 00:02:12.860 --> 00:02:18.600 Dishwashers can use less water than washing by hand in the sink. You don't even need to pre-rinse your dishes, 00:02:18.600 --> 00:02:22.300 just scrape excess food into the bin and turn on your dishwasher when it is full 00:02:22.360 --> 00:02:26.960 Items such as oils and food scraps should never be washed down the sink. 00:02:26.960 --> 00:02:33.360 These two can cause blockages. In all of your rooms. even a slow dripping tap can waste up to 20,000 litres of water in a year. 00:02:33.500 --> 00:02:39.400 If purchasing appliances by the most energy and water efficient models you can afford remember that these 00:02:39.460 --> 00:02:50.040 appliances can use the same amount of energy and water if they are only half full so try to fill them before each use. By choosing a detergent with a gray smart rating. 00:02:50.040 --> 00:02:54.300 You can get a great wash and safely use the washing water on your garden. 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:09.720 There's lots of opportunities to save water outside of the house. A bucket is handy for washing your windows and you 00:03:09.720 --> 00:03:14.300 should always use a broom on pathways, driveways or other hard surfaces. 00:03:14.300 --> 00:03:18.800 Watering your garden and morning or evening reduces the amount of water lost through evaporation. 00:03:18.940 --> 00:03:22.780 Don't forget to check the weather forecast you may not need to water at all. 00:03:23.100 --> 00:03:29.320 Outdoor leaks can often go unnoticed. Check taps regularly to avoid getting a shock in your next bill. 00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:37.940 Don't forget your usage may go up or down as your water use changes with the seasons. 00:03:37.940 --> 00:03:48.480 City West water is proud to supply high quality water to our customers and community. Making sure we use water efficiently at home, at work and in the community 00:03:48.480 --> 00:03:53.220 is essential to help secure this valuable resource for future generations. 00:03:53.220 --> 00:04:02.940 Visit City West water dot com dot au for further information on how you can use water efficiently around the home and for initiatives we have in place to help households.