wrote on Aug 27^th, 2008 at 1:05pm:

Crikey...how long is a piece of string.........I think it all depends on how you manage it.We ourselves don't 'waste' a lot of water.Washing machine water waters the plants,some washing up water also.shorter showers,smaller toilet cysten,we even keep the 'hot ' water that isn't hot yet in bottles for the indoor plants etc etc. 13000 litres can last us on the house alone about 3-4 months.Bring a pool into the equation and all this goes out of the window.

Appreciate your reply and I am sure you can understand how difficult it is for someone who is  a"townie" for the UK to gauge how long that may or may not last.All they have to do is switch on a tap. They don't all have any idea how much they use per month.So your illustrations is helpful. It is also educational in teaching folk how not to waste water! Thank you