Water Smart Code

Although most of our world is covered in water there is ver little we can actually use. Water is precious because it protects life.

The blue dot shows how much of the water is fresh water. However this is frozen and we can not use it. The red dot shows how little is fresh water we can actually use!

 

So let's use water wisely!

Follow our Water Smart Code and help our world!
Take a shower instead of a bath and save lots of water.

A shower uses 3-5 big buckets of water.

A bath can use up to 13 buckets of water!

 

Turn off the tap when you are brushing your teeth.

If you don’t you will waste as much as 1 big bucket of water in 3 minutes!!

 

Tell a grown-up if you spot a leaking tap.

 

Keep a jug of water in the fridge and don’t keep running the tap.

Cold water is absorbed into the body faster than warm water!

Did you know?

You could survive for a month without food. . . but only 5 days without water!

Our bodies are made up of over 50% of water.

A dairy cow must drink 4
buckets of water to produce
1 bucket of milk!

People lose 2 glasses of water each day just breathing!

Advice for adults

Every drop of water counts
so tell grown-ups they can save water if they:

- Fix leaks as soon as they’re spotted

- Wash the car with a sponge and bucket – not the hose

- Only wash clothes when the washing machine is full

- Don’t keep the water tap running when shaving

- Collect rainwater to wash windows or water plants

- Do one thing every day to
save water – even tiny
savings help!