1. WATER AND SANITATION Anastasiya Markovskaya 9V Form
“Petru Movila” Lyceum
Chisinau, Moldova

2. WATER AND SANATATION

3. WATER AND SANATATION
We’ve read that each person uses about gallons of
water per day, although estimates vary. In Chisinau, we are lucky
to have easy access to some of
the safe treated water—just by
turning on the tap. But do we
really understand how much we
use?
An easy to way to understand
individual water use is to look at
your water bill—how much
water you used.

4. WATER AND SANATATION As consumers we use:
about 35 liters taking a shower for 5
minutes every day,
20 liters visiting the toilet, equipped with
an economical sink (without leaks),
5 times a day,
15 liters - washing dishes with overlapping tap
when soaping three times a day or using a dishwasher,
10 liters fast-cleaning products and hands 5 times a day,
about 15 liters doing wet cleaning,
about 5 liters watering daily flowers.

5. WATER AND SANATATION
The use of water by a family of 3 people includes:
• taking a shower: * 3 = liters,
• toilet visit: 4-5 * 3 * 6 = liters,
• washing dishes with three meals a day:
3 * 35 = 105 liters,
• washing products: 8-10 liters,
• personal hygiene: 30 * 3 = 90 liters,
• washing with a washing machine: 45 liters,
• general apartment needs: 8-10 liters,
If the daily result is multiplied by 30 days for most
procedures and 2-4 for washing, you will get about 12-13
thousand liters per month per family.

6. SHOULD WE REDUCE THE USE OF WATER?
Our planet is 75% covered by water – that’s why we’re called
the Blue Planet But 97.5% of that water is salt water. We only
have 2.5% of freshwater to drink.Yet, on a daily basis, we use 10
billion tons of freshwater worldwide.
Water shortage is a bigger problem today than ever
before. According to the World Health Organization,
80% of all diseases in the developing world are
water related. By 2025, the United Nation estimates
that 30% of the world’s population residing in 50
countries will face water shortage.

7. HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE USE OF WATER?
We suggest that everyone should
do a water audit on their usage,
turn off the tap when brushing teeth,
take a shorter shower,
always use full loads in a washing
machine and dishwasher
fix dripping taps,
install a water meter.