On the hottest day of the year so far, you'll be delighted to learn that the Energy Saving Trust are keen to urge you to resist the temptation to hose down your veggies...

In fact, to celebrate the fact that it's "Water Saving Week" you can win a prize by filling out this on-line Water Energy Check:

http://www.changeworks.org.uk/water.php

"Complete the Water Energy Check for a chance to win one of 5 Water Efficiency ‘Goody Bags’. They’re filled with funky gadgets and gizmos to help you stop your money going down the drain. It couldn’t be easier!"

Why save water?

The link between water and carbon is one most people don't appreciate. Many people overlook the energy input needed for treating and delivering water to our taps, not to
mention the energy used to heat that water for use in the home.

The energy needed to treat and pump mains water to our homes, and to collect and treat waste water from the sewage network, produces nearly 1% of the UK's
annual greenhouse gas emissions.
 
Hot water use contributes over a fifth of a home's
carbon footprint and makes up 5% of the UK's total greenhouse
gas emissions.