Rachel Thien
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
BRUNEIANS still consume the highest amount of water compared to citizens in other ASEAN member states, officials from the Department of Water Services said.
An official from the department’s Water Conservation Unit, who did not want to be named, said Bruneians consume an average of 420 litres of water per day, which is equivalent to 280 of 1.5 litre water bottles.
In 2015, Malaysians used 212 litres of water per day, while Singapore residents consumed 151 litres of water in a day.
In an interview yesterday, he said taking a bath accounted for 52 per cent of an individual’s daily water consumption in Brunei.
He added that each drop of wasted water per second from a streaming tap equates to wasting four litres of water per day.
Another Department of Water Services official called on Bruneians to save water because it is not just about consumers saving money, but helping the government to spend less in producing clean and quality water to every household.
“Water is subsidised in Brunei. The question is not how much money a person can save by saving and conserving water.
“The key and important thing is by saving water, one can save the capital investment and cost of producing water which is borne entirely by the government,” she added.
In a previous report, the department said saving water will also help the government lessen expenditure of water treatment costs.
She recommended the public to install a rainwater harvesting system, where rainwater can be collected and reused for flushing toilets, general washing and irrigation.
The department said the rainwater harvesting system is currently being integrated at some houses at the Kg Katok National Housing Scheme.
The first part of the system that rain comes into contact with is the roof itself, she said.
“The roof is a critical component of the rainwater harvesting system and will define some of the other system components such as filtration,” she added.
The recommended roofing materials include the standing seam metal, ethylene propylene diene monomer slate or tile.
She went on to say that storage tanks for the collected water come in many shapes, sizes and materials, and they can be placed near the roof or at other locations.
Sumber - The Brunei Times
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