So it's a more than a little concerning when all the talk has been this week that Wellington has less than 3 weeks of water left and that the entire North Island has now been declared a drought zone.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8417298/Wellingtons-water-supply-now-at-crisis-level
http://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/news/2013/03/wellington-water-shortage-update-15-march-2013
This has been the most AMAZING summer ever, but it has come at quite a price.
I'm very aware that we can all play our part in not making this crisis worse than it already is. So here's how we are doing our bit to help:
- Only washing up any dishes when we absolutely need to
- Going with the 'if it's yellow, let it mellow...if it's brown, flush it down' philosophy
- Taking a bucket into the shower to catch run-off water to water the garden with (there's now a complete outdoor water ban)
- Turning the shower off whilst shampooing, conditioning and washing bodies in the shower
- No baths at all, short showers only
- Only running the dishwasher when it's chocka-block full
- No running the tap when brushing teeth
Are you being careful with water where you are? It sure becomes such a precious commodity when you know it's in short supply!
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4 comments :
Quite scary isn't it? I am in the Manawatu and we are on tank water here - so we've been monitoring our usage for quite some time... Love your tips - will have to try the shower one - I'm sure our plants would love that one as well! ;)
Praying for rain tomorrow.... sm
Wow that is an eye opener....we saw our first good rains for ages during the week....but we too are heading the same way after a long hot summer. xxxx
Someone has been visiting the gardens in hamilton....? You should have called in for a cup of tea, live just round the corner!
We got very used to rationing water after the earthquakes and when you have o boil every drop that goes near your mouth for 3 minutes you start to really value it
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