Water Conservation

Our Water

Grenada’s water comes from rain, and rain is not evenly spread across the year. What you do at home makes a real difference to what’s there in the dry season.

START HERE

Find your leaks first

Before changing any habits, check for leaks. A tap dripping once a second wastes about five gallons a day, and you are billed for every drop past the meter.

  • Put a few drops of food colouring in the toilet tank. If colour appears in the bowl without flushing, the flapper is leaking. Replace it.
  • Turn off every tap and appliance in the house, then look at your meter. If it's still turning, water is going somewhere.
  • Check outdoor taps, standpipes and hoses too. They're the easiest ones to forget.
  • Know where your main shut-off valve is before you need it.
How to read your meter

EVERYDAY HABITS

Small changes around the house

In the kitchen

  • Fill one basin to wash and another to rinse rather than letting the tap run.
  • Wash fruit and vegetables in a bowl, and use that water on your plants afterwards.
  • Defrost food in the fridge overnight, not under a running tap.
  • Keep a bottle or jug of drinking water in the fridge so you're not running the tap to get it cold.
  • Soak pots rather than scraping them under running water.

In the bathroom

  • Keep showers short. A few minutes less makes a bigger difference than anything else on this list.
  • Turn the tap off while brushing your teeth, shaving or lathering your hands.
  • Test the toilet for silent leaks twice a year.
  • Put tissues in the bin rather than flushing them.

Laundry and outside

  • Run the washing machine on full loads, or match the water level to the size of the load.
  • Water plants early in the morning or in the evening, when less of it evaporates before it soaks in.
  • Mulch around plants to hold moisture in the soil, and group plants with similar watering needs together.
  • Use a bucket and sponge to wash the car rather than a running hose.
  • Catch rainwater off the roof for the garden.

IN THE DRY SEASON

In the dry season

From roughly January to May there is simply less water in the rivers, and we manage the shortfall by regulating flow across the network. Some areas will see lower pressure or scheduled interruptions.

Store drinking water in clean, covered containers when supply is on.

Keep an eye on service updates for restrictions in your area.

Hold off on non-essential outdoor use - car washing, topping up pools, hosing down yards.

Seeing water running in the road?

Water running in the road is treated water going to waste. Tell us where it is and we will get someone out.

Report a leak