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Water conservation Education

Water conservation Education. by Katie & Katie . Water Conservation. What it is Who’s involved? Ten Key Steps Ways to conserve-solution Where do we starrt?-solution How we can teach people?-solution Some Interesting facts.

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Water conservation Education

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  1. Water conservation Education by Katie & Katie 

  2. Water Conservation What it is Who’s involved? Ten Key Steps Ways to conserve-solution Where do we starrt?-solution How we can teach people?-solution Some Interesting facts

  3. - Is the planned and deliberate actions taken voluntarily to bring efficiency to both the supply of, and the demand upon the water resources of a region. What is Water Conservation?

  4. Who’s involved ? - EVERYONE! - Water Suppliers, Water Users, Governments, Industry and Commerce, Schools and Churches

  5. Ten Key Steps to Planning a Successful Water Conservation Program* - Identify conservation goals - Develop a water-use profile and forecast - Evaluate planned facilities - Identify and evaluate conservation measures - Identify and assess conservation incentives *From EPA Water Conservation Guidelines

  6. Ten Key Steps continued… - Analyze benefits and costs - Select conservation measures and incentives - Prepare and implement the conservation plan - Integrate conservation and supply plans, modify forecasts - Monitor, evaluate and revise program as needed *From EPA Water Conservation Guidelines

  7. Ways to Conserve Equipment modifications Leak repair, Low-flow plumbing fixtures, drip irrigation, water reuse system, etc. Behavioral modifications Reduce frequency of irrigation, turn the water off when you are not using it

  8.     Water your lawn only once a week.     Use a broom or a blower to remove dirt and debrisfrom patios.     Use a shut-off nozzle on your hose.     Plant drought tolerant grasses, ground covers,shrubs and trees. Ways to Conserve continued…

  9. Where do we start? - Start in “Your own back yard.” - Involve the entire community - Analyze, Plan, Demonstrate, Inform, Involve, Communicate, Implement, Evaluate

  10. Education

  11. How can we teach people • we need to teach people little things they can do at home to help conserve • we also should give them the "bigger picture" of this situation like huge things we could do to help • another thing we should mention is what would happen in the future if not solved

  12. Some Interesting Facts • if everyone in the US flushed once less time a day, there would be enough water to make a lake that is four feet deep and a square mile long

  13. Facts Continued • one per a second from your faucet could waste 2700 gallons of water per a year (that's a lot!)

  14. Sources • Drink Tap. American Water Works Association, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Gippsland Water . Gippsland Water, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://www.gippswater.com.au/tabid/56/ Default.aspx>. "Shutter Stock Images ." Shutter Stock Images. Shutter stock Images, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-21756127/ stock-photo-happy-children-holding-hands-around-the-world.html>. • "Water Conservation Workshops." Sustainability Division-Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 2009. Web. 13      Jan. 2011. <http://www.gasustainability.org/documents/      wa_wkshps.html>.

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