Archive for the 'Water Friendly' Category

Could Your Water Leaks Fill A Swimming Pool?

The surprising answer is, “Yes.” According to the Enviromental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) easy-to-fix water leaks in an average household can waste, 10,000 gallons of water a year, enough to fill up a swimming pool. To help homeowners become more aware of leaks and get them fixed the E.P.A. has designated March 15-21 as Fix A […]

March 16th, 2010 | Posted in Water Friendly | Comments Off on Could Your Water Leaks Fill A Swimming Pool?

World Water Day 2008

 March 22nd has been adopted as World Water Day by the United Nations General Assembly. This observance stemmed from the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). This year’s theme for World Water Day is Sanitation, which coincides with the UN General Assembly’s Resolution as 2008 being the International Year of Sanitation (IYS). So […]

March 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Reducing Resource Consumption, Water Friendly | Comments Off on World Water Day 2008