In parts of South East and Southern England it would seem that drought is becomming a normal part of everyday life.
Whether or not your local water company has imposed a hosepipe ban, or even issued a drought order, water is a precious
commodity and we should all attempt to use it wisely wherever we live.
Here are some top tips, and if we all just change a few bad habits we can collectively make a considerable difference, and by
so doing even help prevent future drought, and it's consequential price rises.

• Take a shower instead of a bath. A five-minute shower uses about a third of the water of a bath. But power showers
   however, can use more water than a bath in less than 5 minutes.

•  Old toilet cisterns can use as much as 9 litres of water every flush. Reduce this by placing a "save-a-flush" or "hippo" in the cistern.

•  Vegatables and fruit should be washed in a bowl rather than under a running tap. And why not then use the left over water
    on the house plants?

•  Save energy as well as water by using the minimum amount of water when you boil water in kettles and saucepans.

•  Wait until you have a full load before using dishwashers or washing machines, and use economy programmes where possible.

•  Do not leave a tap running while brushing your teeth, having a shave, or washing your hands, as this can waste up to 5 litres
   per minute.

•  Replace worn tap washers, and ensure your pipes and tanks are lagged as burst pipes and tanks waste enormous amounts.

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