Here are 5 very simple tricks to save on your water bill by reducing consumption, with benefits also for the environment.
In recent years we have heard a lot about the increases in bills for the supply of electricity and gas, but these were not the only ones to have suffered large price increases.
Those expecting a 2024 full of success will be disappointed reduction in costs for essential household suppliessuch as electricity and gas, but also the cost of water supplies continues to rise uncontrollably and has reached worrying peaks in some Italian provinces.
According to data reported by La Stampa last March, the average expense for a water bill of an Italian family in 2023 it was 478 euros with an increase of approx 4% more than in 2022. An increase that has been constant over the last five years, reaching peak of +17.7%.
In Italy, those who spend the most on water supply are the Tuscans, with well eight capitals in the top ten of the most expensive provinces, here 732 euros per family are spent, the cheapest province is that of Isernia with just 232 euros per family. He wins first place among the most expensive provinces Frosinone where water costs around 870 euros per family every year.
The problem of water dispersion
Last March 19th the XIX Report on the integrated water service by thePrice and tariff observatory Of Active Citizenship entitled “Dear water, a resource to be saved and protected”, according to which if consumption could be reduced from the current 182 cubic meters to 150 cubic meters per family we could achieve save about 1/4 of your billwith obvious benefits also from an environmental point of view.
Everyone agrees that water is a precious asset to be protected, but in practice there are still many problems to be solved, starting with that of water dispersion. In fact, it is estimated that in Italy an average of 42.2% of the volumes of water released into the network are lost, with peaks of over 50% in the South and on the islands. This is due to an inappropriate water network that has now been reduced to a sieve.
How to save on your water bill
However, the situation must not remove citizens from responsibility moderate and conscious use of water resources aimed at minimizing waste, also because you can have an economic return with a decent saving on bills. Here are five useful tips for saving:
1 – la shower: preferring the shower to the bath saves up to 75% of water, as long as you close it while soaping up; 2 – use the dishwasher: in fact, washing dishes by hand can waste up to 10 liters of water per minute and consumes approximately six times more; 3 – wash vegetables in a container instead of rinsing them under running water; 4 – use the washing machine properly: in fact, even using the appliance at full load in eco mode saves a lot of water; 5 – do not waste water, a piece of advice that may seem banal but which is fundamental to achieving the final saving result. And finally, simple gestures are enough, such as check that there are no leaks in sinks or turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.
