# 'Water' Lot of Wasted Water says World Vision

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/08/06/039water039-lot-wasted-water-says-world-vision/
- Published: 2003-08-06T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Amid the current heatwave World Vision is reminding people in the UK to spare 
a thought for the millions of people across the world who do not have the luxury
of water on tap.**

“We use water in a lot of frivolous ways during the summer,” says Jane Evans of 
World Vision. “For example, watering your garden with a sprinkler uses up to 540
litres an hour – this could provide a day’s drinking water for 120 people in Ethiopia.
According to the Natural Mineral Water Information Service, the UK drinks 1.6 billion
litres of bottled water a year with the British market worth around £900 million.
Yet for less than the price of a dozen bottles of water 15 families in Niger could
be provided with water filters to prevent water-related diseases such as cholera.”

The charity adds that its Alternative Gift Catalogue has a number of water-related
gifts that people can buy on behalf of family and friends which are then sent to
those in need in the developing world.

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