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THE WATER

IES LA ARBOLEDA

IMPORTANCE OF WATERWater was considered by

Ancient Greeks as one of the four basic elements forming

the universe.

Water is vital for every living being. It is an important part of a country’s wealth; so

we mustn’t waste it.

IMPORTANCIA DEL AGUA

In addition to drinking water, we use it for several daily activities, that is, we need it to cook, to wash up, personal hygiene, watering plants and crops, animals, in factories, energy production, and so on.

Drinking water is essential for human life, but it’s scarce as the population increases y that’s beacuse of ignorant and irresponsible people.

HERE’S HOW WE USE IT AT HOME

36%

11%20%

27% 6%

Bath / Shower Cistern Hand washing/ Teeth Brushing

Washing-machine/ Dish

washerCleaning Other

purposes

30% 27% 6%

20% 11%

ANNUAL AVERAGE CONSUMPTION302220 litres

6%

AVERAGE WATER CONSUMPTION IN LEPE

108799 litres 81600 litres 18133 litres


Bath / Shower Cistern

Hand washing / teeth brushing

Washing -machine /

Dish Washer

General Cleaning


49455 litres 20880 litres

Average consumption with saving measures

158348 litresWATER CONSUMPTION

WITH SAVING MEASURES

Bath / Shower Cistern Hand washing/ Teeth Brushing

Washing-machine/ Dish

washerCleaning

59.9% 50% 40%

18.2% 37.2%

TOTAL SAVING125739 litres

SAVINGS IN WATER CONSUMPTION


10989 litres 12364 litres

WATER CONSUMPTION WITH SAVING MEASURES GRAPH

WITH MEASURES (litres) CONSUMPTION (litres)SHOWER 36333 90666CISTERN 40800 81600HANDS/TEETH 10880 18133Washing-machine 49455 60444CLEANING 20880 33244

CONSUMPTION AND SAVING GRAPHSAVING (litres) CONSUMPTION (litres)

SHOWER 63399 108799 CISTERN 40800 81600 HANDS / TEETH 7253 18133 WASHING APP 10989 60444 CLEANING 12364 33244

% SAVING % SAVING % TOTALSHOWER 59,9 100CISTERN 50 100HANDS/ TEETH 40 100

WASHING-MACHINE/ DISH WASHER 18,2 100CLEANING 37,2 100

MEASURES IMPLEMENTED ON SPECIAL CASES

BATHS / SHOWERS: If we replace baths for five-minute showers and if we turn the tap off while we’re soaping up we willl save up to 50 l instead of the 250 l we would use having a bath.

59,9 %Saving


CISTERN: With a 6-litre cisterns we can cut the water consumption a 50 per cent if we introduce a one-litre plastic bottle and using a double-flush cistern. This could save us 3 litres in each flush.

50 %SAVING


HAND WASHING / TEETH BRUSHING: We spend about 20 seconds every time we wash our hands and about 40 to 50 seconds brushing our teeth. Considering that we turned off the tap in the development of the action, the average consumption could be of about 3 l. Thus, we could save a 40 per cent of the water consumption.

40 %

SAVING


WASHING MACHINE / DISH WASHER: Depending on our consumption, we use both appliances about 1099 times a year, with an average consumption of 55l. If we carry out full loads with an economic and efficient programme, we can save n 18,2 per cent, decreasing the average consumption to 45l.

18.2 %SAVING


CLEANING: As a way to save water on cleaning and watering plantes, if we use ecologic detergents for our wahings we can reuse the water from the wastepipe. Although we can not always do it, maybe one every two washes. This water can be used to scrub the floor and also to water the plants since they would not be affected by that type of detergent. With this measure we could save up to the 37.2 %

37.2 %SAVING

THE LIGHT

ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION

• When Thales of Miletos started rubbing amber stones with cat’s fur around 600 BC, he couldn’t imagine that the static electricity he was observing could, some years later, transport people from distant places in metallic boxes we know as cars, among many other things.

Our lives without electricity

• A glance around will reveal that we are so deeply surrounded by energy that we don’t even notice.

Energy starts up our modern lives. • Maybe that’s the reason why we waste it so stupidly.

ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN LEPE

3753,6 Kwh

AVERAGE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION

Light Fridge

Central Heating TV

Ceraminc Hob

676,65 Kwh

676,65 Kwh

375,3 Kwh563 Kwh

337,8 Kwh

TOTAL CONSUMPTION

Other 1112 Kwh

AVERAGE ELECTRICITY SAVING

Light Fridge

Central Heating TV

Ceraminc Hob

541,32 Kwh

676,65 Kwh

262,7 Kwh78,8 Kwh

84,5 Kwh TOTAL SAVING 967,32 Kwh

-80%

-14%

-25%

-70%

967,3 Kwh

TOTAL SAVING

AVERAGE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION WITH SAVING

MEASURES

Light

Central Heating

TV

Ceraminc Hob

112,6 kwh

135,4 kwh

484,8 kwh

253,3 kwh

Fridge 676,65 Kwh

Other 1112 Kwh

2643,8 Kwh

POTENTIAL CONSUMPTION

• Saving on light: Just by using low consumption light bulbs instead of the

ordinary ones, we could save an 80 % of the energetic consumption.

• Central Heating: The recommended temperature during the winter is from 22º C to 24º C. By lowering the thermostat of our central heating we save up to 7 % on electricity per degree. So if we wear a sweater instead of setting the heating to 24º C we will save approximately 14%.

2º C

• Television: Most of the modern TV have the possibility of being set to a stand-by mode. But that mode is also using energy, approximately a 15 percent of the energy it would used when it’s switched on (about 3 hours a day). Unplugging our television instead of setting the stand-by mode could save an extra 70%.

• Ceramic hobs:Cooking is not something we can avoid. But the energy we waste on it could be reduced if we used a lid. That would mean a 25% cut on the energy we need to prepare a tasty and efficient meal.

ELABORATED BY

• CAROLINA MORALES CORO• ESTAFANÍA COSTA GONZÁLEZ

COORDINATED BY

• VICENTE MAROTO FALCONET• JUAN IGNACIO PÉREZ SANTIAGO

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