Over 3,400 Australian households across the
country took part in Water Night on 22 October 2020 during AWA National Water Week. Participants went without
using their taps and got through a night with one bucket of water from
5pm-5am. If you were one of them, we just wanted to say thank you for
taking
part.
"Well...that
was a really interesting exercise. I am conscious of my water usage
and have 2 rainwater tanks, one which is connected to the toilet. It is
so easy to turn on the tap, though, we are spoilt here. I was thinking
last night of people in other countries and the homeless who can't just
reach for the tap. It was interesting to see the amount of water which
some use for different things. The one which surprised me was cleaning
teeth! '" S.Brake, WA.
"We are a family of two retirees whose
children have long ago left home. We are very aware of sustainability
issues, which included being very careful with water use, but we joined
this to see how thoughtful we really are. Despite our heightened level
of awareness." N and S Whitehouse, South Perth
Our research suggested households thought they would reach for their taps 9 times a day and use their toilet 5 times a day. Initial feedback from Water Night suggests participants reached out much more than they thought - were you one of them?