Between March 21 and 22, ABC Local Radio ran a 40 hour drought challenge, to use only 40 litres of water in 40 hours. A tough challenge! Over 2000 people registered for the challenge. Together these people saved over 630,000 litres, nearly as much as an Olympic Swimming pool (1 million litres).

It was a great idea that allows us to see how much water we really do use in a day.

After taking on the challenge I started noticing how much water I wasted on little things. I found I took nearly as much water washing my coffee mug out, as it is to have a coffee!

The bathroom used up the majority of my water allowance. Luckily I have water saving shower heads which allowed me to have a very quick shower.

Clair Skyring’s blog takes us through the experience of the challenge. She gives a great commentary through her personal experience, such as coming down with the gastro bug two days before the challenge started!