{"id":7890,"date":"2022-09-07T04:40:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T04:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rainharveststg.wpengine.com\/?p=7890"},"modified":"2022-10-04T05:31:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T05:31:29","slug":"our-main-uses-of-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rainharvesting.com.au\/in\/water-usage\/our-main-uses-of-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Main Uses Of Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

In Australia, a typical household uses over 650 litres of water every day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This equates to around 240,000 litres (or 5 average sized swimming pools) each year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Up to half the water people use ends up as waste water.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By understanding your main uses of water, you can more easily\u00a0adopt\u00a0water wise habits<\/a>\u00a0to reduce the volume of water your household consumes, reduce your water bills (or the cost of water deliveries) and help sustain the world\u2019s precious water resources.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, how do we use water?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Average water use figures” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Average\u00a0water use figures\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

In an average home, the breakdown of water usage usually looks like this:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n