Water questionnaire

1) What water system do you have?a) Central waterb) Local (well)c) Drivenwell (shared by several families)

2) What kind of sewage system do you have?a) Localb) Centralc) Polluted water is driven into the nature (ground etc)

3) How do you wash up?a) Under running water by hand;b) By hand but without letting the water runc) Using a dish-washer

4) While brushing your teeth, do you ....a) Let water runb) Use a glass of waterc) Either, it depends

5) What do you use for getting washed?a) Take a bathb) Take a showerc) Go to saunad) Other

6) While taking a shower, do you ...a) Let the water run all the timeb) When I am shampooing/soaping, I turn it offc) Both, it depends

7) What kind of toilet do you use?a) Economical WCb) 1-system WCc) DC (dry closet)

8) How much water do you use per month?a) Less than 10m3b) 10-25 m3c) More than 25m3

9) What’s your monthly water bill?a) We don’t pay anything b) b) under €10c) €10-50d) Over €50

10) Do you experience water shortages?a) No, neverb) Rarelyc) Almost every yeard) There are constant problems

11) How would you evaluate the quality of your drinking water?a) Very goodb) Satisfactoryc) We use a water filter

d) Very bad12) Do you use bottled water?

a) Not at homeb) A few bottles a weekc) We use only bottled water for drinking

13) Do you collect rain water for your household?a) Nob) Sometimesc) Often (for watering the garden, washing the car etc)

14) What’s your family’s attitude towards saving water?a) We often talk about itb) Mostly parents mention it from time to timec) We don’t think about it

15) How much of the Earth is covered by water?a) 71%b) 51%c) 91%

16) How much of the Earth’s water is drinkable?a) 1%b) 10%c) 30%

17) What is the largest source of fresh water?a) Surfice water (rivers, lakes)b) Glaciersc) Resources of ground waters

18) How much of all the world’s populations can’t access fresh water on daily basis?a) 1/5b) 1/3c) ½

19) In industrialised countries how much water is used every day per person?a) 220 litresb) 320 lc) 500 l

20) In developing countries how much water is used every day per person?a) 3 litresb) 7 lc) 10 l

21) How many years does the renewing cycle of fresh water take?a) 1,400 yearsb) 100 yearsc) 5,000 years

22) How many years on average does it take until water renews in lakes and rivers?a) 16 yearsb) 60 yearsc) 600 years

23) Where do we find the biggest water consumers?a) Agriculture, industry and private householdsb) Industryc) Agriculture

24) How much of the world’s electricity is produced by hydro-power?a) 20%b) 30%c) 50%

25) In the 20th century the water consumption increased 2 times more than the population. Considering the increasing population and today’s resources what can people use in 2025?a) ½ lessb) 1/3 lessc) 1/5 less