Water: No Time to Waste A consumer's guide to water conservation
Table of Contents
- Why Water
An introduction describing why water conservation is so important.
- Water View
The water cycle, water treatment and use.
- Water Wise
The three golden rules of water conservation: reduce, repair and retrofit.
- In the Kitchen
Wise water management starts in the kitchen.
Making water safe to drink
- In the Bathroom
Stemming the flow in the largest water waster in the home the bathroom.
How waste water is treated
- In the Utility Room
Coming clean while keeping green and saving water.
Down the drain?
- In the Outdoors
How to conserve water when summer rolls around.
Getting greener
- Water Works
A potpourri of water information, from the cityscape to the countryside.
Water myths and facts
- Water Marks
How much water the typical family can save. Turning litres into dollars and sense.
- Water Log
The bottom line: How do you measure up?
- Water Resources
Where to go, now that you've whetted your appetite for more information.
If you are interested in printing a large quantity of the booklet for use in your own water efficiency program, enquire about borrowing the printer-ready diskette we offer FREE OF CHARGE.
For more information, contact:
Engagement and Outreach
Sustainable Water Management
Environmental Stewardship Branch
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
E-mail: H2O@ec.gc.ca
The print version of this publication contains the following
Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Main entry under title:
Water : no time to waste : a consumer's guide to water conservation
Second edition
Issued also in French under title: L'eau : pas de temps à perdre
ISBN 0-662-23049-3
Cat. no. En37-93/1995E
1. Water conservation Canada Handbooks, manuals, etc.
2. Water use Canada Handboods, manuals, etc.
3. Water supply Canada.
4. Water Canada.
I. Canada. Environment Canada.
II. Title: A Consumer's guide to water conservation.
TD226.W3714 1990 553.7'0971 C90-098676-X
CREDITS
Writer: REIC Ltd.
Design/Cover: REIC Ltd.
Illustration: Vilnis
Published by authority of the Minister of the Environment
©Minister of Public Works and Government Services 1995
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