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04/05/2023
Primary School Pupils Challenged To Design Water Saving Poster
Primary school pupils across NI have been challenged to design a poster campaign to highlight the need to 'Save water, save energy and protect the environment'.
Launched by NI Water, the Schools Poster Competition aims to highlight the benefits of saving water while demonstrating 'the simple things we can all do that will make a big difference'.
NI Water's Learning and Outreach Officer Anna Killen said: "Water is our most valuable resource on earth and is essential for all living things; we cannot live without it. Water has become more precious than ever before with the impact of global warming and climate change causing weather and rainfall patterns to change. We want to raise awareness around this, and this year's theme is a great way to spread the water efficiency message!"
Dispelling the idea that the with the amount of rainfall NI receives means we do not need to be careful with water usage, she concluded: "We all have a responsibility to conserve water where possible. The more water we use means more energy is used to clean and pump it to our homes. If we waste that water, we also waste the energy used to bring it safely to us."
Simple ways to save water at home and some ideas for your poster:
• Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.
• Collect rainwater in a waterbutt to water the plants
• Using buckets to wash the car rather than a hose (a hose pipe can release as much as 18 litres of water a minute)
• Mend leaking taps – taps that drip once a second lose 33 litres of water a day, 5500 litres of water a year
• One flush of the toilet uses 9 litres of water- use a save a flush in the cistern.
• Keep a jug of water in the fridge rather than running the tap each time you want a glass of water.
The competition will be open for entries until 5pm on Friday 26th May 2023.
Launched by NI Water, the Schools Poster Competition aims to highlight the benefits of saving water while demonstrating 'the simple things we can all do that will make a big difference'.
NI Water's Learning and Outreach Officer Anna Killen said: "Water is our most valuable resource on earth and is essential for all living things; we cannot live without it. Water has become more precious than ever before with the impact of global warming and climate change causing weather and rainfall patterns to change. We want to raise awareness around this, and this year's theme is a great way to spread the water efficiency message!"
Dispelling the idea that the with the amount of rainfall NI receives means we do not need to be careful with water usage, she concluded: "We all have a responsibility to conserve water where possible. The more water we use means more energy is used to clean and pump it to our homes. If we waste that water, we also waste the energy used to bring it safely to us."
Simple ways to save water at home and some ideas for your poster:
• Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.
• Collect rainwater in a waterbutt to water the plants
• Using buckets to wash the car rather than a hose (a hose pipe can release as much as 18 litres of water a minute)
• Mend leaking taps – taps that drip once a second lose 33 litres of water a day, 5500 litres of water a year
• One flush of the toilet uses 9 litres of water- use a save a flush in the cistern.
• Keep a jug of water in the fridge rather than running the tap each time you want a glass of water.
The competition will be open for entries until 5pm on Friday 26th May 2023.
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