"Pinch a cup of porridge oats from the breakfast buffet, tie it up in a sock, float the sock in a hot water, then use as a puff to massage your body, " Coombe added.
So even if there is not a significant cost penalty for water use, there is a very significant business risk.
Although our absolute water use exceeded our initial baseline, we also increased our total real estate square footage, which led to a decrease in water use per square foot.
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These days it has managed to persuade Indians to stop boiling their otherwise undrinkable tap water and instead use a now-ubiquitous water purifier known as "Aquaguard, " which has a 75% market share.
At present, in order to switch water supplier, a firm or organisation must use more than five million litres of water a year at a single set of premises - in Wales that threshold is much higher, currently 50 million litres.
People can still water their gardens with a watering can and wash their vehicles using a bucket and sponge, which use a fraction of the amount of water that a hosepipe or sprinkler does.
Media accounts of the incident said the man confessed that he was visiting Yangon on a tourist visa and was staying at a hotel when he swam through the lake using a 5-liter water bottle, presumably to use as a float.
Industry and agriculture, which both consume huge amounts of water, have a crucial role to play in controlling this water use that their ultimate clients never see.
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Reduce water use on a per chip basis below 2010 levels by 2020.
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That's roughly one-third of urban water use, a fairly ambitious goal.
California's water bureaucrats figure homeowners could save 3 million acre-feet a year by being smarter about home water use.
If teens are swimming in a natural body of water like a lake or river, they should use the rule "feet first, first time" to prevent spinal injuries.
By 2035, Thames Water is expecting people to use 135 litres of water each a day, compared with a previous forecast of 157 litres.
Allow vegetables to air-dry in a colander for several hours, or use a salad spinner to remove excess water.
Taken at face value, all this adds up to a pretty good case for regulating water use directly.
Naturally, companies that use water as a key ingredient are going to be the first in line to take on the issue.
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Banish mites and mold by washing bedding in 130-degree water weekly and use a chlorine-bleach solution to keep fungus at bay in the bathroom.
Instead, I heard a lot about the science of water use and dissipation and how Pat put science to work to literally save Las Vegas from going dry.
Marin County cut urban water use from 170 to 143 gallons a head between 1987 and 1998 by a plan involving staggered water rates.
However, Mike Pocock, water resources manager at Veolia Water Central, struck a note of caution and urged customers to continue to use water wisely.
Due to population increases and increased per capita usage of water as a result of lifestyle changes, the proportion of water needed for human use is increasing.
The practice of jumping parties from election to election is so common in Pakistan that a term is in use: "lota, " which means a round water jug with a pointy snout.
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Arizona's actions are politic rather than generous: it needs a market to justify storing water it cannot use.
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What WaterSmart provides is a report that shows each household its water use and how it stacks up against its neighbors.
The use of water as a force against the skin increases sensitivity in its nerve endings and hence makes the subject feel more awake and alert.
To create and maintain a database on water and the environment by use of official, validated national data complementary to the EUROWATERNET, related to transboundary water bodies (rivers, lakes and coastal waters).
The Multi One Attitude Foundation (MOAF), a charitable organisation that aims to use sailing as a means for education and awareness of key water sustainability issues, has joined with UNESCO, to promote a shared mission to raise public understanding of the urgent need to preserve and protect our ocean and fresh water.
Water treatment companies, which use a variety of chemicals, also have much to gain.
Most Africans use only a fraction of the water available each day to people in industrialised countries.
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