GREEN SCHOOLS
HOW TO SAVE WATER
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO SAVE WATER
• MOST PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD DON’T
KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SAVE
WATER AND AS YOU KNOW GREEN
SCHOOLS IS TRYING TO PUT A STOP TO THE
DROP.
• AND YOU CAN HELP BY USING THESE
USEFULL TIPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT A
STOP TO THE DROP.
HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE WASTAGE OF WATER.
• DO NOT OVER WATER PLANTS AND LAWNS. AVOID WATER RUNOFF INTO STREETS AND
GUTTERS.
• DON’T OVER DO YOUR SHOWER 5-10 MINUTES AT THE MOST IS THE TIME WE SHOULD ALL BE
TAKING TO WASH OURSELVES.
• IF WASHING YOURSELF TRY TO TAKE A SHOWER MORE OFTEN THEN A BATH AS A BATH USES
A LOT MORE WATER.
• TURN OFF THE TAP WHILE BRUSHING TEETH THIS CAN SAVE UP TO 6 LITRES OF WATER PER
MINUTE.
HOW MUCH DRINKABLE
WATER IS
LEFT IN OUR
WORLD
OCEANS STORE MOST OF EARTHS WATER. 97% OF THE EARTHS
WATER IS SALTY AND 2% OF IT IS FROZEN THAT MEANS ONLY 1%
OF THE EARTHS WATER IS DRINKABLE.
OVER 90% OF THE WORLDS SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER IS LOCATED
IN ANTARCTICA.
80% OF THE EARTHS WATER IS SURFACE WATER THE OTHER 20% IS
EITHER GROUND WATER OF ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR.
WHY DO WE SAVE WATER
• DID YOU KNOW THAT LESS THAN 1% OF ALL THE WATER ON EARTH CAN BE USED BY PEOPLE THE
REST IS SALT WATER WHICH CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN THE SEA OR OCEAN OR ELSE ITS FROZEN
WHICH MEANS IT IS ALSO UNABLE TO BE DRANK OR USED TO WATER PLANTS.
• AS OUR POPULATION GROWS, MORE AND MORE WATER IS BEING WASTED. THEREFORE, IT IS
HIGHLY IMPORTANT THAT WE USE IT WISELY AND WITH CARE.
• WE HAVE TO SAVE WATER BECAUSE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY THING THAT NEEDS WATER MANY
PLANTS AND ANIMALS NEED IT TO SO WE HAVE TO SAVE IT.
SAVING WATER IN SCHOOL
• IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN ALL
TRY TO USE A REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLE
INSTEAD OF CONSTANTLY BUYING MORE
WATER.
• IF YOU SEE A TAP LEAKING MAKE SURE TO
TELL YOUR TEACHER OR IF THERE IS A
LEAKING TAP AT HOME MAKE SURE TO
CONSULT YOUR PARENT/GUARDIAN
HOW MUCH WATER DO WE USE
WATER CHART.
WATER USAGE
MOST WATER IS WASTED BY FLUSHING THE
TOILET, SHOWERING FOR TOO LONG, LEAKY
TAPS AND WASHING MACHINES
MAKE SURE TO FULLY LOAD YOUR
DISHWASHER TO SAVE LITTLE WASHES IN
BETWEEN
“ SO LETS ALL TRY
PUT A STOP TO
”
THE DROP!!!
AND TOGETHER WE CAN SAVE
WATER.