THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) continues to advise its consumers to conserve water as the dry spell, which has been affecting the Visayas, is expected to last until the second quarter of this year.
According to a Philippine Institute for Development Studies data, an average Filipino family uses two liters per capita per day for drinking and four liters for cooking and the kitchen and five liters for laundry.
The bulk of water use in the household is for personal hygiene at 23 liters per capita per day and 20 for sanitation services.
These are two areas where water conservation, reusing and recycling should be done.
MCWD advised its consumers to regularly check faucets, toilets and pipes for leaks and have these repaired immediately, or report this to the water district.
Here are some tips that the consumers can do to help conserve water:
• Limit showers to 3 minutes. A four-minute shower uses approximately 20 to 40 gallons of water,
• Using a basin, gather the water used in showering. Use it for cleaning or for flushing,
• When washing dishes, do not leave the water running for rinsing. Use a basin. Reuse the water for flushing,
• When shaving or brushing your teeth, do not leave the water running. Use a container or glass,
• When doing laundry, recycle the used water for cleaning the house, car or garage or for flushing the toilet,
• Do not thaw frozen meat in water, take it out from the freezer hours before cooking,
• Use brooms not water hoses to clean the garage or porch,
• Always be ready to store rainwater for watering the plants on rainless days or for cleaning the house, car or garage, and
• Water plants early in the morning or late in the afternoon to maximize the use of water.//
According to a Philippine Institute for Development Studies data, an average Filipino family uses two liters per capita per day for drinking and four liters for cooking and the kitchen and five liters for laundry.
The bulk of water use in the household is for personal hygiene at 23 liters per capita per day and 20 for sanitation services.
These are two areas where water conservation, reusing and recycling should be done.
MCWD advised its consumers to regularly check faucets, toilets and pipes for leaks and have these repaired immediately, or report this to the water district.
Here are some tips that the consumers can do to help conserve water:
• Limit showers to 3 minutes. A four-minute shower uses approximately 20 to 40 gallons of water,
• Using a basin, gather the water used in showering. Use it for cleaning or for flushing,
• When washing dishes, do not leave the water running for rinsing. Use a basin. Reuse the water for flushing,
• When shaving or brushing your teeth, do not leave the water running. Use a container or glass,
• When doing laundry, recycle the used water for cleaning the house, car or garage or for flushing the toilet,
• Do not thaw frozen meat in water, take it out from the freezer hours before cooking,
• Use brooms not water hoses to clean the garage or porch,
• Always be ready to store rainwater for watering the plants on rainless days or for cleaning the house, car or garage, and
• Water plants early in the morning or late in the afternoon to maximize the use of water.//
