Saving water.
To save water.
1. Put a tub in the sink then put boiling water in the tub and soap, so you don’t leave the tap on
it when you are washing your hands.
2. Have the pipe into a tank with a tap so you can water your garden & save water.
3. All of you if you have a bath all use the same water.
4. If your kids have a toy pool, when they finish you can put it on the garden you can also use it for the animals.
5. When it rains you could put a tank below the rain pipe & the water that you catch you can water your animals.
6. When you paint use a glass and when you finish you can pour it on your plants to water them.
7. When your sink is leaking you can put a tub under it to catch the water.
by Sarah and Rebekah

SAVING WATER

Never wast water when there maybe other use for it such as water your plants or cleaning ideas.
This is all it takes for a little bit of water.

You should not leave the water running while brushing your teeth or other things.
You should have 3 minute showers.

Look out for holes in your water tank. Place a place bowl under the hole until the tank is fixed.

Having a tank will help you have more water to help save your animals and plants.

Always fix broken or leaky pipes and you will save water.

By Jessie and Angela
2007

Water saving on farms

If a family of 6 people all brushed their teeth twice a day and left the tap running they would use 24 litres water which would nearly fill a water trough. A holding tank to have all the water from the kitchen sink, bathroom and laundry go into. A float inside that when the water level reaches it, sprinklers water the garden. This water is not to be used to feed live stock because of the soap scum.

Water saving tips

1. Never put water down the drain because there could be other uses for it such as watering the plants or the vegies.
2. keep a container of water in the fridge so that you won’t need to run the water down the sink until it’s cool enough to drink.

By Bradly and Jack

Drinking water needs of farm animals
.
Type of Animal /Gallon Use per Day
Milking cow 35-45 *
Dry cow 20-30
Heifers 10-15
Calves (1-1 ½ gal/100 lb body weight) 6-10
Swine, finishing 3-5
Nursery 1
Sow & litter 8
Gestating sow 6
Beef animal 8-12
Llama 3-5
Sheep 2
Horse 12
100 Broilers 8
100 Chicken layers 9
100 Turkeys 15


• Install floats on water tanks that will shut off supply when the tub is full.
•you will need to keep water clean so that animals don’t waste their water.
• Rinse small equipment in a sink or bucket, instead of cleaning it in running water.
by Ashlie and Laura

Washing Your Clothes
Never put water down the drain when there may be another use for it such as watering a plant or garden, or cleaning.

Front load Washing machines save a fair bit of water compared to some other washing machines.

You can also install a grey water tank for the water left in your washing machine after washing. Or you can drain the water out of the machine onto the garden.

Laundry water saving tips

.l when you wash your cloths wash them all together that way you save water.

.2 When you soak your cloths in the sink get the water and put on the garden.

.3 If you have a problem taps put the plug in and get the water and put the water on the plants.

.4 Grey water from the washing machine rinse cycle can be reused in the garden.

.5 Adjust the water level to suit the size of your load and use the economy cycle, if your machine has one.

.6 When you wash the cat litter put it in the grey water tank. machine.

By Pup and Meg.

SAVING WATER ON FARMS

Put pipes around the sheds and houses and put drums under the pipe or you could have it go in to a tank. Then you could use it for watering animals or plants.

Some farmers have to cart water to there livestock when there is no water in the paddock or if there is no the waterhole.

By Grace and Brontie

Where Water Goes


A tap left running can waste up to 17 liters per minute.

Did you know a one hectare dam can loose more than 10mils of water in a year of evaporation.

Sheep drink about 40 liters of water per animal. Cattle need about 500 liters per week.

Check your pipes for leaks.

A drip irrigation system saves water watering a garden and gets water to each plant


By Brendan and Codie
© 2007