Water ProjectBy Eden

Week one readingsDay 1

Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Totals

Morning

01605113

01610129 01614361 01616881 01622697 01626379 01629763 Morning11, 271

Afternoon

01606773

01610661 01614814 01619011 01623855 01627421 01631038 Afternoon

8,250

Evening 01607346

01612615 01615112 01620644 01624738 01628484 01632531 Evening8,791

Total used for day

2233 5269 2497 5532 4094 4746 4047 Total use for

week28,418

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Week one review

After my first week of recordings I have observed that the bathroom was taking up most of our water use. This was shown by the large amount of water being used in the morning, mainly due to showers. So I put in place a plan that mainly reduces our water use in the bathroom. It also involves re-using water in the garden.

My action planUse a four-minute timer when having a

showerKeep a bucket in the shower to collect the

water as it warms up. (Use this water on plants).

Brush teeth while in the shower.Use dirty fish-tank water on plants.Use dirty pet water on plants.Use plastic container of water to rinse dishes,

after cleaning.Ensure washing machine is full before use.

Expected OutcomesFamily: We think that the action

plan focuses on our key water uses and should reduce our water use in our household.

Outcomes: I predict that the action

plan will significantly reduce our water use in our household, particularly our morning water usage.

Week two readingsDay 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7

Morning

01636724 01636904 01637052 01637131 01637361 01637742 01638058

Afternoon

01636772 01636934 01637091 01637227 01637462 01637954 01638240

Evening

01636855 01636991 01637122 01637269 01637625 01638353 01638353

Total used for day

131 136 131 147 356 405 323

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Plan review After my second week of

readings it is obvious that my water usage has gone down; however a large part of that improvement was because of a water leak that was repaired just before I started my second week of readings. I have observed from the readings that we use more water on weekends, this is mainly because of laundry and watering the garden (which are mostly done on weekends).

Plan adjustments Since my action plan has been working effectively, the only change will be no longer using part six of the plan. This part has not worked well in our household and will no longer be used as a a part of the action plan.

Final week readingsDay 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7

Morning 01638795 01638992 01639066 01639436 01639794 01640044 01640242

Afternoon 01638862 01638995 01639229 01639592 01639869 01640090 01640361

Evening 01638972 01639049 01639350 01639747 01639991 01640159 01640401

Total used for day

177 77 301 397 244 168 242

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Final week review After my final week of

readings, I noted that our total water use for the week had decreased by a small amount. Our morning and afternoon uses had decreased, however, our evening use had increased. I think this is due to the fact that showers were being more focused in the evening.

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Conclusions It is clear that my water

usage had decreased after my action plan was put into place, however the water leak was wasting a lot of water each day and was the main reason my water usage had decreased by so much. I still believe that my plan was effective and did have an input into lowering our water use.

ObservationsI have observed from the readings that we, as a household use the most water on weekends mainly because of laundry and garden watering . I have also noticed that shower times also take up the most water. These observations indicate high water usage at certain times of the day and week.