Voluntary Water Conservation

The Township of Cavan Monaghan is encouraging residents to reduce water consumption during this peak period of water demand in an effort to avoid mandatory water use restrictions.

What can you do to save water? 

 Home
  • Identify where we use water
  • Improve efficiency of water fixtures and devices
  • Prime area to target is the bathroom, where nearly 65% of water is used
 Lawn:
  •  Restrict your lawn watering to the hours between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
  • Watering lawns during the heat of the day is not efficient nor good for your lawn, a great deal of water is lost to evaporation
  • Don't overwater your lawn (only one inch per week is needed)
  • Water your lawn every other day
  • Position sprinklers to maximize lawn coverage, i.e. try to avoid watering the road
  • When watering gardens, use watering cans for spot watering or hoses to water only those things in need
  • Install a rain barrel for watering gardens etc.
 Work:
  • Does your workplace bathrooms/kitchens have water-efficient toilets/faucets etc.
  • Workplaces that use water for certain processes - are they being done efficiently

Most of the water we use on a daily basis is wasted. Taps are left running, dishwashers and washing machines are not full. Do not use toilets as a waste basket (flushing unnecessarily). Take shorter showers or fill the tub only ¼ full. Keep water in fridge instead of letting the tap run for cold water.

More water saving tips are available through this Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (ORCA) Fact Sheet or the most recent Drought Monitor Report.