ailbhe | The water is wide, I cannot swim oooooooover (Reply)

We are not in the affected area but Thames Water do supply our water and it does seem to be in short supply right now.

Water-saving measures we have recently undertaken:

Using a dishwasher instead of washing dishes by hand (saving about 20 litres a day, which is embarrassing)

Rob and Linnea bath together

Rainwater from the paddling pool was used to water the garden when it was too icky to paddle in any more

R+L had a soapless bath and the water was used for the paddling pool, with lots of salt in so that it will take longer to go icky

More leftover bathwater was used for watering the garden

I left the plug in when I had a shower to we can use the revolting soapy water for something like loo-flushing if we find another bucket

I really am annoyed that we don't have lots of information from Thames Water about greywater flushing and how to set it up - it can't be that complicated. We've ordered a waterbutt with the bits and pieces for fitting it but the waiting list is long.

The big problems, as far as I can tell, here where we are, are landfill waste and water usage. I wish the people who manage these things - the people I pay are the council and Thames Water - would tell me what I can do to stop making it any worse than I have to.