AQS Beat Nov Dec 2015.pdf

The AQS Beat

June 2015
Nov/Dec
2015
- 23rd
- 28th
Edition
Edition

Nov/Dec 2015 - 28th Edition

Our Top tips

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TO SAVE

WATER

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OF

23

YOUR

SHOWER

3%

FOR HUMAN
CONSUMPTION

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11TIMES
LESS

4500

FIXING
LEAKS IN A

LITRES A

TOILET

MONTH

4

WATER YOUR GARDEN
AT THE TIMES OF

LEAST
EVAPORATION

WATER

WASH ONLY FULL LOADS IN
YOUR DISHWASHER AND
WASHING MACHINE.

5

IN THE EARLY MORING
OR LATE EVENING.

INSTALL
A DUAL-FLUSH TOILET

OR

IF IT IS YELLOW

LET IT MELLOW

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DON’T
LEAVE

WATER

RUNNING FOR

SHAVING

BRUSHIN
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Polar Ice Caps

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Of that 3%, 2/3 is
frozen in glaciers
and polar ice caps,
leaving approximately
1% ready for human
consumption.

7

INSTALL A COLLECTION TANK TO THE
GUTTERS OF YOUR HOME.

THE COLLECTED WATER
CAN BE USED FOR

TOILET WATER

& GARDENING

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CHECK AND REPAIR LEAKS
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REDUCING

After one of the driest rainfall seasons on record, South Africa is in the grip of a severe
drought. This has placed a strain on water supplies across the country, affecting 2.7
million households. The hardest hit are those living in rural areas, where residents have
to collect water in buckets once a day. With the drought persisting, South Africa has now
declared five of its nine provinces a drought disaster for agriculture. Thus, it has become
neccessary to conserve our limited water resources. Read about some of the easy ways
we can conserve water on a daily basis.

The AQS Beat

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USE BUCKETS

FOR CLEANING
FLOORS, CARS

& WINDOWS
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