Comenius Project2012-2014

SOFT-The Water Issue

This is what we’ve done about water consumption: Questionnaires to the families and graphs Interviews to local authorities in our area and

creation of graphs to show the results Graphs with the school water consumption after

asking our secretary Creation of a Power Point Presentation

60%

40%

Do you usually drink mineral water at home?

less than 0,5 l0%

0,5 - 1,5 l30%

more than 1,5 l70%

If you drink mineral water, how many bottles a day?

Do you recycle the bottles?

yes87%

no13%

Do you have a dish washer at home?

yes62%

no38%

How often do you use it?

more than 5 times a week

39%

2 - 5 times a week48%

less than twice13%

When you brush your teeth, do you let water run?

no76%

yes24%

How often do you have a shower/bath per week?2 - 5 times a

week28%

less then twice0%

more than 5 times a week

72%

Do you use drinkable water for outdoor watering/car wash?

yes47%

no53%

How much water do you use per month? (m3)

0 - 1030%

10 - 2026%

20 - 3020%

more than 3010%

no answer14%

Most families drink mineral water at home, more than a bottle a day

The majority of the families recycle the plastic bottles

More than a half of the interviewed families have a dish-washer and use it 2-5 times a week

Not many families, let water run when they brush their teeth

Most people have a shower/bath more than 5 times a week

Many people use drinkable water for outdoor watering and car wash

More than a half of the families use less than 20 m3 water per month

m3 euros Municipal offices 9.039,00 3.893,89

Schools 14.500,06 10.699,19

Sport facilities 31.284,00 18.443,19 Other 104,00 120,35

As we can see, sports facilities use more water than schools and municipal offices.

In fact, half of the water consumption of our town is theirs.

Water is used for cleaning, watering the football fields, showers……... too much?

m3 Euro

Istituto "Serrani - Cambi“

1.750 2.100

Water is used at school for cleaning, for washing-machines, for watering the garden/plants.

Students use water in the toilets, in the gym, in the labs.

Caterina, our barmaid, uses water for the dishwasher, for our coffees and cappuccinos !