Some water restrictions are: watering of gardens only twice a week on certain days, only efficient car wash which meant that no more than 70litres of water is to be used to wash each vehicle and industries had permanent water saving rules and some were made to develop and  implement water saving plans

The few factors that contribute to the level of water availability are the wide variabiltiy in rainfall runoff, water quality(especially salinity) and last but not least is global warming. Global warming leads to climatic changes, causing droughts that will greatly reduce the amount of water available.

Some everyday measures that Australians take in adapting to their water availability is using washing machines that uses relatively less amount of water to wash the laundry. They also store water used to wash dishes etc and keep them in the garden so that they are able to use it to water their gardens.

The water problem her in Australia is much more serious than the situation in Singapore. Water is readily available in Singapore as we do not have droughts and will not have the need to follow these water restrictions. However, the public is encouraged to save water as water is a precious resource.

Verniecia