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World Water Balance

•  Total Water Resources: 1460m.cub.km 
•  Oceans & Seas 94% 
•  Ice Caps & Glaciers 2% 
•  Ground Water & Soil Moisture 4% 
•  Surface Rivers, Lakes Negligible 

• Verify your home is leak free. 

• Repair dripping taps by  replacing washers. 
•  Avoid flushing the toilet  unnecessarily. Use water  efficient flushes, plumbing  fixtures having sensors, low flow faucet aerators which require minimum water. 
•  Turn off water while brushing teeth. 
•  For shaving, use mug rather than using running water. 
•  Close faucets while soaping and rinsing clothes. 
•  Keep overflow valve in the over head tanks so as not to waste water. 
•  Use waste water of cloth cleaning to clean the floor.

• Use waste water in flush. 
•  Don't use running water for releasing ice from tray. 
•  Don't use extra detergent in washing clothes. 
•  Don't use running water while hand-washing clothes . 
•  Operate automatic washing machine when it is fully loaded. 
•  Don't use shower/big bath tubs in bathrooms. 
•  While going outdoor, turn off the main valve for water. 
•  Develop habit of monitoring water meters. 

Minimize grass lawns in your 

yard because less grass means 

less water demand. 

• Don't over - water your lawns. A 
• good rain eliminates the need 
• for watering for more than a 
• week. 
•  Water the lawns during early 
• morning hours when 
• temperature and wind speeds 
• are the lowest. This reduces 
• losses from evaporation. 
• Try to use waste of dish 
• washing/cloth cleaning for 
• gardening and cleaning the 
• floor. 
• Check leaks in hose, pipes etc. 
• Use sprinkler/drip irrigation 
• Don't allow water to flow into 
• gutter. 
• Don't wash floors with a hose. 
• Use a broom. 
• Avoid excessive use of fertilizer 
• in your lawn. The application of 
• excess fertilizer increases the 
• need for water. 
•  Once 
• established, they do not need to 
• be watered as frequently and 
• they usually will survive a dry 
• period without any watering. 
• Group plants together based on 
• similar water needs. 
•  Close public taps after use. 
• Close running taps opened by 
• others. 
•  Paste water saving instructions 
• at public places. 
•  Don't use excessive water at 
• public conveniences. 
• Don't let water run at public 
• toilets. 
•  Use only as much water as required
• Encourage users to install high 
• efficiency plumbing fixtures 
• and provide incentives if 
• possible. 
• Check for leakages in water 
• supply systems and attend to 
• leakage complaints 
• immediately. 
• Encourage residents to adopt 
• water conservation and roof 
• top rain water harvesting 
• systems. 
•  Adopt water efficient flushes at 
• public conveniences. 
•  Consider for providing dual 
• water supply system for public 
• conveniences. 
•  Use treated effluent water for 
• horticulture purposes