@wildwhitehorses

Yeah, right. Any water shortages are likely due to personal hygiene requirements of people, and nothing to do with new b.s. AI data processing centres using gigalitres to cool equipment and maintain humidity levels.

Got it.

I have long showers, 15 minutes or more, best part of my day. However, households use next to nothing compared to industrial usage, not even 2%. Stats

Much longer than I should, although they are shorter in summer. Ignoring those short, extra showers after exercise or before going out, usually I just shower once in the morning. When I was younger I got into the habit of short showers due to the drought and water restrictions, but it has crept back up in adult life.

My water comes from a river. Water comes from that river, gets poured on grape vines, which get harvested and sent to an American owned winery that sends the product back to the USA where they keep all the profits. There are wineries that do the same shit to China.

It takes 8 litres of water to grow a single almond.

I haven't watered my garden for years to help conserve water for that bullshit because as much as it sucks there is fuck all else bringing income into the local economy. No way am I reducing my shower time. If they run out of water they can bulldoze a few almond trees.

TBF we don't pull from dams unless river levels drop

Speak for yourself, we're at 99% lol

https://www.waternsw.com.au/nsw-dams/nsw-storage-levels/greater-sydney-dam-levels

3-5 minutes. Depending on if I'm shampooing my hair.

Currently 82% in SEQ.

Down here in Tassie we seem pretty well stocked for water as well. My family will likely be reining in our showers once it stops raining and the tanks are no longer covering our needs though. Right now the more we use the less strain it puts on our storm water drains. We might lean on the landlord to upgrade to a solar hot water system at some stage so our showers are closer to genuinely free.

Over 97% full in the Canberra region. But not more than 10 mins, usually less

Bathing may or may not be your highest water use. Gardens/lawns can be very water intensive, pools/dams/tanks due to evaporation, or even hand washing etc

But, as you specifically mentioned bathing:

I do cold showers for maybe 6 months a year centred on summer.

It sure makes you minimise shower time and operate at maximum efficiency at either end of that period. Brrrrrrrrrrrr!

To further minimise water use, use cold water during winter too.

Other things to consider:

• if showering, make sure you have the low flow shower heads
• at least halve your water use by sharing your bathing time/water with other(s) ;)
• depending on the above, a bath may use less water than showering

I think the water corp in WA still say they want everybody over here having 4 minute showers. So.. yeah..

Sincere question. In case not obvious

What is stopping new constructions from incorporating sullege reuse? Looks like an easy win. Not enough lobbying like alternative energy??