WaterWise Conservation Program Helps Local Families - Corpus Christi, TX | KRISTV.COM |

The City of Corpus Christi Water Department is pleased to report that students, teachers and students' parents at Jones, Oak Park, Prescott, Sanders and Travis Elementary schools have made a significant contribution to the community through their participation in the City's free Learning to be WaterWise educational program. In fact, officials say that during the 2008-2009 school year, the program resulted in an estimated savings of 5,186,537 gallons of water.

Learning to be WaterWise is designed to help educate participants about the importance of water and energy efficiency. As part of the effort, teachers and students in the selected schools received classroom booklets and water saving activity kits containing high efficiency plumbing devices. With the help of their parents, the students installed the items in their homes and conducted a home survey that measured the water, energy and money that was saved as a result of the materials. According to Belinda Ramirez, who is a teacher at Prescott Elementary, the program helped foster "enthusiasm and new awareness for water conservation" among the students who participated in the activities.

The WaterWise program was funded through the City of Corpus Christi Water Department's Public Education and Communications Activity. For more information, please visit www.corpuschristiwater.com.

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