We could use special shower-heads or taps which restrict the flow. We could collect rainwater from the roof to use in the garden or to clean the car. Aims of the Water Market Technological advances in water-saving are being made all the time, and the Water Market will give professionals, householders and gardeners the chance to see some of them for themselves. It will remind us how much we rely on water in our daily lives, our own consumption of water and make connections with the rivers and rain. We will celebrate water too with food tastings, sorbets and drinks, with walks by the river Stour which runs through Blandford, water divining demonstrations, canoe lessons and water music.
Water quality is a good indicator of whether sustainable development is taking place.
Recent droughts, here in the south of England, have also reminded us that our water supply is increasingly struggling to meet demand, and the ongoing impacts of a changing climate may make matters significantly worse.