Water saving tips

What people can do in the homes?

Using buckets when watering flowers or gardens

Timely repair of leaking taps and toilet cisterns

Watering lawns only when necessary

Using cups or glasses when brushing teeth instead of using running taps

Rain water harvesting

Bathing using buckets and not showers

Recycling water

Doing laundry using dishes and buckets instead of rinsing using running taps

Using buckets to wash cars instead of hosepipes

What can be done in the field?

Farmers should approach their respective Zinwa Catchment offices and enter into water abstraction agreements so that their water allocations can be reserved

Farmers should irrigate early in the morning and in the evening when water losses are low

Farmers should ensure that all leaks within the irrigation system are timely repaired

Farmers should also understand their crop water requirements during different stages of maturity.

Those intending to venture into irrigation for the first time should install water efficient irrigation systems such as drip irrigation

Irrigation canals should be lined to reduce evaporation.