The crux of the awareness campaign surrounds the idea of necessity. In long drought periods and warm, sunny weather, tap water should be reserved for essential matters, such as food, drink, and hygiene. Watering plants and lawns, washing cars, filling swimming pools, and further activities involving a large quantity of water should be reduced to a minimum.
Above all, the Ministry of the Environment is appealing to residents to limit their use of tap water and avoid wasting water. By introducing some simple measures and using common sense, it should be relatively easy to cut your water usage down significantly.
In terms of swimming pools, a lot of above-ground swimming pools require a few cubic metres of water. Many people tend to have the same idea when it gets hot, which is to fill up an inflatable pool. This consequently leads to a high usage of water, especially as the water in the pool has to be swapped out regularly for hygiene reasons. As a result, residents should endeavour to limit filling up pools as much as possible, given its non-essential status.
Washing your own car also uses up a lot of water, which can be avoided by using professional car washes, which remain permitted. As for watering lawns, this should absolutely be avoided during hot days, especially as water evaporates far quicker because of the hot weather. Lawns can usually survive droughts without requiring watering and are capable of recovering once it rains again.
