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

What is Water Conservation?

- 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. 

 

Who’s involved ?

- EVERYONE!

- Water Suppliers, Water Users, Governments, Industry and Commerce, Schools and Churches

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

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

Ways to Conserve

• Equipment modificationso Leak repair, Low-flow plumbing fixtures, drip

irrigation, water reuse system, etc.• Behavioral modifications

o Reduce frequency of irrigation, turn the water off when you are not using it

Ways to Conserve continued…

    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.

 

Where do we start?

- Start in “Your own back yard.”

- Involve the entire community

- Analyze, Plan, Demonstrate, Inform, Involve, Communicate, Implement, Evaluate

Education

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

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

Facts Continued

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

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>.