Research+Questions

1. What are the top 5 ways that water is wasted in the home?

People waste water in their homes without even realizing it. We have become so accustomed to have a 24 h our supply of water to meet all of our needs  from cooking, to cleaning, to drinking, that we sometimes forget that we do not have an  i nfinite supply  of water. Besides using renewable energy in the home to cut back on the use of electricity, we must also learn how to save our water supply. Here are a few tips on how to do so. The first thing you should do is check for leaks in taps, pipes, and dishwasher hoses which can cause over 2,000 litres of water per month to be wasted. Repairing any leaks will save you a ton of money and you will also be saving the environment. Source: http://www.greenenergyhelpfiles.com/articles/13.htm Please look at whole website: http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2010/07/08/6-ways-youre-wasting-water-right-now

2. What possible solutions are there to these 5 problems?

Some Water Companies are wasting as much as 130 litres of water for every customer on a daily basis because of leaking pipes. This is the equivalent of about 15 flushes of the lavatory every day.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8093624/Water-companies-leaking-130-litres-per-household-every-day.html

3. Which industries are the biggest water wasters?

Read whole website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3142711/Starbucks-wastes-23-million-litres-of-water-each-day.html

4. Do all countries experience the same water wastage issue? Why/why not?

5. What can we do to reduce the amount of water we waste?

6. How can we track this?

7. Why should we be concerned?

websites: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/BHCV2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Grey_water_-_recycling_water_at_home?OpenDocument