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Geography Investigation “Water Management”

Geography Investigation “Water Management”. Yeo Meng Han (Leader) Ron Jay (Poster i /c) Bryan Liow (Research i /c) Nicholas Chin (Secondary Researcher & Recorder). Chosen Household. High Water Usage Usage above National Average Parent’s approval. Yeo Meng Han’s Place.

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Geography Investigation “Water Management”

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  1. Geography Investigation“Water Management” Yeo Meng Han (Leader) Ron Jay (Poster i/c) Bryan Liow (Research i/c) Nicholas Chin (Secondary Researcher & Recorder)

  2. Chosen Household • High Water Usage • Usage above National Average • Parent’s approval Yeo Meng Han’s Place

  3. Chosen Household • Executive HDB flat • 2 toilets • 4-member family • Located in Jurong West • Mostly cooking for dinners • No pets HouseholdAnalysis

  4. 28/7/2014 First Appointment Saturday, 9am-11pm Surveying Analysis Interview

  5. Questions How many times do you bathe a day? Dad: 1-2, Mom: 1-2, Brother: 1-2, Me: 2-3 How long do you bathe each time on average? Family Average: 5-15 minutes How do you bathe (method of splashing the water on you)? Toilet 1 (master bedroom) : Bathtub but uses the showering system Toilet 2 (kitchen) : Pail method but also capable of using the showering system

  6. Questions How much water per day do you water the plants? 15-20 litres of fresh water Do you water the plants with recycled water? Yes, previously. However, I stopped using recycled water now as the slightly dirtied water is not doing good to my plants. The changes to my plants are significant when watered recycled water. Their leaves turned yellow. How do you water the plants (method of distributing the water)? Watering Can How often do you do a full-dress cleaning up of your home? Normally every month.

  7. Questions How often do you leave your tap open? • When washing the dishes, the tap are constantly flowing • After using them after going to the toilet as the tap is sometimes leaky (droplets) Is there any appliances in your house that is water consuming? A cooling fan in the living room that uses water to cool How often do you wash your clothes? I normally wash the clothes on every other day but sometimes 2 times in 3 days

  8. Appliances & Water Usage

  9. Toilet Orientation Manual Flushing Pail & Scoop Bathing Method Kitchen Tap Cooling Fan

  10. Mini Garden

  11. Problems Watering Plants Inefficient Water-Saving Technology or methods Cleaning up

  12. Chosen Problem Inefficient Water-Saving Technology or Methods

  13. Solutions Install thimbles (sinks) Use pails instead of hose Invest in water recycling technology Manual Smarter readings Water efficient labels Check for leakage Take shorter bathes Use less of the cooling fan

  14. Solutions to work on Installing Thimbles

  15. Encouraged to use the pail method to bathe Taking Shorter Bathes Continue using the Manual flushing

  16. 13/9/2014 2nd Appointment Saturday, 2pm Feedback Re-assessment & Review Reflections

  17. Comparison Taken Readings

  18. Water Consumption

  19. Feedback Increase water consumption from July One of the lowest in this year

  20. Comparison

  21. Feedback Increase water consumption from July One of the lowest in this year Decrease from the chosen bill (May)

  22. Reasons • Increase use of water for plants • Increase use of bathing • Increase use of the washing machine

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