Tips for banning hose lines: how to stay hydrated

This will start on 5 August and affect 7 million customers.

It's as if the water in the tanks in the area was dehydrated after a hot summer and little rain.

Do you know what the ban on garden hoses means?

The most important restrictions include:

- Pour a garden and / or plants with a garden hose
- Cleaning a car, delivery van, motorcycle, trailer, caravan or excursion boat with a garden hose
- Fill or maintain an indoor pool, a children's pool or an ornamental fountain
- Clean walls or windows with a garden hose
- Use water from a garden hose for recreational use in the home
- Cleaning of streets or courtyards with a garden hose
- Cleaning other artificial external surfaces with a garden hose

Although 2BR collects some tips for you so that you do not feel too much stuck in the water supply.

In the house

- Spend less time in the shower - You can save up to 36 liters of water per day!
- Use a container for washing to reduce water consumption by up to 50%
- Use your dishwasher if you have one
- Do not let the faucet work while brushing your teeth
- Only cook what you need

Outside the house

- Remove the garden hose! A breeze!
- Do not use sprinklers
- Reuse water from your garden - Water the garden and plants with bath or kitchen water
- Buy a butt! Stay with us: a little water could catch the rain on your roof, so you can use it elsewhere in the garden

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