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Saving water
Water is a resource and is essential for life. Some ideas on water saving to minimise our usage are detailed below.
Dripping taps
How much water does this waste?
- A slowly dripping tap wastes 66,000 litres or £112/year.
- A fast dripping tap wastes 175,00 litres or £300/year.
- A tap left on wastes 13,000 litres or £22/day (£8,000/year).
Report faults using the links below:
- General buildings - report to CS&E Customer Services
- Student accommodation on site - report using the online defect reporting system
Continually-flushing toilet
General buildings
- Report dripping taps.
- Report toilets where they are continually flushing into the toilet bowl, see video clip.
- Report continuously flushing urinals.
- If you use a kettle, only fill it with the amount of water you need.
Student accommodation on-site
- Report dripping taps.
- Report toilets where they are continually flushing into the toilet bowl.
- Only fill your kettle with the amount of water you need.
- Take a shower instead of having a bath.
- Don't leave the tap running while brushing your teeth.
- Save up washing for a full load.
- Fit a water butt for watering the garden.
Student accommodation off-site
- Only fill your kettle with the amount of water you need.
- Take a shower instead of having a bath.
- Don't leave the tap running while brushing your teeth.
- Save up washing for a full load.
- Fit a water butt for watering the garden.