20 WATER SAVING TIPS
- Decrease your shower time – 90 second showers. The average shower uses about 20 ℓ of water each minute
- Water efficient showerheads – decreases your water usage from 16l to around 6–10 ℓ of water per minute
- Only flush the toilet when necessary. Don’t use it as a dustbin.
- Converting your toilet to a multi-flush system – This will save you more than 50% in flushing volume
- Use Greywater – Collect your shower, bath and basin water and re-use it to flush your toilet, water the garden and wash your car.
- Use water and energy-efficient products in your household
- full load before running washing machines and dishwashers.
- Wash your clothes in cold water to save water and energy
- Use waterless hand-sanitiser where possible
- Fix any leakages asap – A dripping tap can waste 30–60 ℓ of water every day. A leaking toilet can waste up to 100 000 ℓ of water in one year.
- Defrost foods in the fridge or naturally, rather than placing it under running water.
- Rainwater harvesting
- Turn off the water while washing your hair and teeth
- Eco Wash – Minimise how often you wash your car
- Plant a water-wise garden with indigenous drought-resistant plants
- Water your garden after 6pm
- Use a watering can to make sure the water goes where it’s needed
- If you have a pool, don’t fill it to the top – splashing leads to serious waste & Use a pool cover to reduce evaporation
- No More bottled water – it takes 3 litres of tap water to make one litre of bottled water.
- Use less electricity – A single 60-watt lightbulb lit for 12 hours uses as much as 60 litres of water

DID YOU KNOW?
One leaking toilet wastes between 2 600 and 13 000 litres per month, depending on the flow rate of the leak. A leaking tap wastes between 400 and 2 600 litres per month. Just one leaking toilet can add R2 600 to your monthly water bill.
– HOW TO SAVE WATER –
Decrease Your Shower Time
90 second showers. The average shower uses about 20 ℓ of water each minute
Convert to multi-flush system
This will save you more than 50% in flushing volume
Use a Glass
Instead of a running tap, use a glass of water when brushing your teeth
Fix any Leaks
A dripping tap can waste 30–60 ℓ of water every day. A leaking toilet can waste up to 100 000 ℓ of water in one year
DASHBOARD
CURRENT DAM LEVELS
Major dams | Storage | |
Ml | % | |
Capacity | 23/1/2018 | |
Berg River | 130 010 | 54.9 |
Steenbras Lower | 33 517 | 45.2 |
Steenbras Upper | 31 767 | 88.2 |
Theewaterskloof | 480 188 | 14.1 |
Voëlvlei | 164 095 | 18.5 |
Wemmershoek | 58 644 | 52.5 |
Total Stored Ml | 898 221 | 243 246 |
% Storage | 27.1 |