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Water
Wise
The Directors of MUD 186 believe every
resident in our district, no matter what age,
has a personal responsibility to use water
wisely. The Directors work together with the
Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District
to support programs such as Water Wise that
bring education and awareness into the classroom
to help our children understand the importance
of water conservation and to assist them in ways
both they and their families can conserve water.
Working in conjunction with educators of
Cy-Fair ISD we hope to introduce to our young
residents the value of water in our daily lives
and how we must all do our part to practice
conservation. Each school year, MUD 186 provides
funding to support the distribution of hands-on
kits to fifth graders in the District. The kits
contain a variety of tools to aid in this
learning process which each child may take home
and share with his or her family. The kit
includes:
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High Efficiency Showerhead:
With a lifetime warranty and a
chrome-plated, solid brass hex head,
this water-saving showerhead is an easy,
first step to conserving water in the
bathroom. |
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Multi-Swivel Kitchen Aerator:
Install this onto your current kitchen
sink faucet and start saving water at an
astonishing 2.0 gpm (gallons per
minute). It’s easy to install and is
conveniently adjustable for spray or
stream. |
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Flip Lever Bathroom Aerator:
This interesting gadget is another way
to conserve in the bathroom. Put it on
full-flow for shaving and adjust to
trickle-flow to maintain water
temperature. |
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Toilet Leak Detector Tablets:
Leaky toilets can waste up to 10,000
gallons of water per year. Check for
leaks with these easy-to-use detector
tablets – just drop them in and see if
the water turns blue! |
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Water Temp Check Card: For
every 10 degrees Fahrenheit that you
lower your water temperature, you can
save 6% off your water heating bill. Dip
the card into a cup filled with your
faucet’s hottest water – and find out
how little it takes for you to make a
difference. |
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Mini Tape Measure: Calculate
the volume of water your toilet uses
with every flush. |
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Flowrate Test Bag: Determine
how much you are conserving by testing
the flow rate of your old showerhead
versus your new high efficiency
showerhead. The test bag is easy to use
and takes only 5 seconds! |
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In August 2005, a new CD-ROM game “Adventures
in Green Valley” was released and provides a new
and refreshing tool to encourage the students to
conserve water.
Water is a natural resource that we must
protect and conserve for our future. The Board
supports conservation programs such as this so
that our youngest residents will understand the
value of this precious commodity and will work
with their family and friends to protect it.
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