1. Comenius Project WAVE: water a vital element Yozgat-Turkey Project visit September 2010

2. Drinkable water
Water not harmful
Under health profile

3. Water supply in Italy
More than 90% of Italians receive their drinkable water from aqueducts managed by public bodies.

4. Water supply in Italy
There are about aqueduts in Italy

5. Where does water come from in Italy?
80% of water comes from groundwater
Donne al pozzo Paul Signac1892

6. Where does water come from in Italy?
20% of water comes from surface water

8. Water use in Europe
Daily use per capita
liter

10. Our survey
The data concern 12 students and show water consumption in their families two days a week

11. Washing machine
50litres( if under 10 years) litres( if it is older)
Dishwasher
15( if under 10 years -25 litres( if it is older)
Cook and drink (for person)
2 or 4 litres
Shower
70 litres
To Take a bath
200 litres
To clean teeth (tap open)
30 litres
To clean hands
1.5 litres
To shave (tap open)
from 40 to 75 litres
To clean the car
500 litres
WC keeping
from 10 to 15 litres
To clean dishes with hand
100 litres

12. Activity or
Machine
Capacity or
Consumption
Times in
first day
second day
Members of your family
Familiar consumption
Shower 30 1 3
180
Bath
To clean hands
1,5 5 90
WC keeping 15
225
Dishwasher 20 40
Clean dishes with hand 60
Washing machine 50
100
Cook or drink (1 p.) 4 2 48
To clean car
To shave
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To clean teeth 6

13. Results

14. Shower
360 L

15. WC
239 L

16. Washing up
208 L

17. Washing machine
135 L

18. Car
108 L

19. Teeth
62 L

20. Hands
49 L

21. Shave
39 L

22. Dishwasher
34 L

23. Cooking
15 L

24. Bath
13 L

25. How to read a water bill

26. Uses and rates Quarterly Fixed Rate Uses Domestic Condominial Retired
Large Family
Not Resident in Sicily
Quarterly Fixed Rate
Resident in Sicily
Public body
Productive activity A
Productive activity B

29. Water survey
WATER BILL

30. € 0,8063/m3
Water
Sewerage
Purification
Water
Purification
Sewerage
€ 48,38
€ 18,14
€ 6,85

31. How to save water

32. How we can save water at home

33. Solar tubes provide a cost effective method
of heating hot water

34. Thank you for your attention!