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| Water
at school |
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| By the time the children
attending primary school
in Waitakere City are
50 years old the population
here may have doubled.
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| This would place
huge strain on the water
resources and infrastructure
today's children will
have access to. |
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| Solutions?
Part of the answer lies
in today's schools. In
2007 EcoMatters Environment
Trust visited 45 schools
in Waitakere City and
provided free School Water
Checks that identified
where and how schools
are using water. |
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| Waitakere City Council
has a strategic aim of
reducing water use by
25% on 2005 levels by
the year 2025. The water
checks have shown that
many schools will be able
to save more than this. |
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| The schools were keen
to participate, and changes
were identified that will
help conserve water and
save money at the same
time. |
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| Where
is the water going?
Although the biggest water
user is toilets, the most
rapid and cost effective
reductions available are
from urinals. In nearly
all cases cost effective
water savings of 20 to
25% were identified. |
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| EcoMatters is continuing
to work with schools in
the area in 2008 - helping
them make the changes
needed to reduce their
water use by 25%. |
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| Water Wise Up Project
Manager Jacob Rawls at Laingholm Primary
School, with pupils Patrick Cook,
Cameron Crofskey and Ehlana Grigg.
Mr. Rawls has been carrying out the
school water checks since December
2006. |
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