SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

ASSINGMENT

SUBMITTED BY
AMAL RAJ
ROLL NO 4

S5 B.ARCH

Reducing
Household Water Use

Misuse of Water
Part of a Vicious Circle
The lack of regulations covering watersaving
Policies based on increasing the supply
Ignorance of the existence of water-saving
technology enabling more efficient use of
water in the home
Attitude of abundance

Water Problem
Limited and irregular rainfall
Aquifer and reservoir levels are low
Water restrictions on customers
Conflict over valuable commodity
Water is inexpensive to consumer
Water is being misused
Population continues to grow

Strategies to Reduce Water Use

Promote a water-saving consciousness
Support changes that will achieve a
reduction in water use
Use a fast, inexpensive, contentious-free
approach
Shared responsibility among all

Where Do We Start?
Many consumers have an awareness
Most need an understanding of exactly what
they individually can do to save
Begin with information about how
households use water
Provide information and assistance with
how they can reduce the amount of water
they use

Water Use
Households used approximately146,000
gallons annually
42 percent (61,300 gallons) was used
indoors
58 percent (84,700 gallons) was used
outdoors

Strategies for
Saving Water in Households

Changing water-consumption habits

Installation of water-saving devices in old
equipment
Acquisition of new water-saving equipment
Acquisition of water-saving household appliances
Other measures, device or equipment designed
to save water (repairing leaks, recycling of
household liquid waste, rainwater collection, etc.)

Conclusions

Motivated households with education on how to

change water use behaviors reduced water
consumption the most.
Household where the toilets, aerators and
showerheads, were retrofitted, along with
education, showed the least savings in water
consumption.
Focus on Public Education Campaign include
in-house conservation as well as drought-tolerant
landscape