Ways to Reduce Water Usage

Vocabulary flashcards detailing practical household and outdoor methods for reducing water consumption based on lecture notes.

Water conservation: Showers

Keeping shower times short and turning off the taps while soaping oneself.

Water conservation: Baths

Filling the tub no more than a third full and sharing the same bathwater among multiple people.

Water conservation: Using the basin

Turning off running taps by using a glass of water to rinse when brushing teeth, or inserting the plug and filling the basin slightly when washing hands.

Water conservation: Washing clothes and dishes

Operating dishwashers only with a full load and re-wearing lightly worn clothes before washing them to minimize the total amount of laundry.

Water conservation: Washing the car

Cleaning a vehicle with a bucket of water instead of using a running hosepipe.

Water conservation: Watering gardens

Watering outdoor plants in the early morning before 10:00 or in the late afternoon after 16:00 to minimize water loss from evaporation.

Evaporation rate in Namibia

A very high rate of water loss that causes water sprayed at midday to evaporate rapidly before it can reach plant roots.

Water re-use

Repurposing greywater from washing and rinsing dishes to water garden or potted plants.