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WaterWater is something that we tend to take for granted. The fact is, water is a finite resource. While 70 to 75 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water, only 1 percent of it is available for human use. Click here to find out more about water conservation. Just by installing low-flow toilets, a family of four can save 14,000 gallons of water per year. Water Education"Making Ripples Through Water Education" Water FestivalKeep Screven Beautiful sponsored a "Water Cycle Bracelets" station at the “Making Ripples Through Water Education” festival on Thursday, May 1st. This event, held at the Screven County Recreation Center invited all fourth graders at the Screven County Elementary School to participate. Visit http://www.coastalrivers.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=105 for details.
Station 1—“What’s In Your Watershed?”—Ogeechee Canoochee River Keepers Station 2—Water Cycle Bracelets—Keep Screven Beautiful Station 3—Water Conservation—City of Sylvania Station 4—Edible Aquifers—Keep Bulloch Beautiful Winning Water: 2008 Children’s Water FestivalThe Georgia Department of Community Affairs, along with their partners, hosted the fifth annual Winning Water: 2008 Children’s Water Festival on March 19, 2008 at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. This event brought together approximately 1100 fourth grade students from the Ogeechee and Lower Savannah River Basins to educate them about ground, drinking, surface water (watersheds) and water quality in a fun hands-on atmosphere. For additional information, go to http://www.winningwater.org/.
Try to do one thing each day to save water. Water ConservationDrought in GeorgiaScreven County may not be a Level 4 drought county (yet), but we are at Level 2 (http://www.gaepd.org/Documents/outdoorwater.html). According to the Ga.EPD, Level 2 drought response schedule is as follows:
Local governments and water providers are authorized to implement more stringent outdoor water use schedules within their jurisdictions. For more information about water schedules in your area, contact your local water provider. For more information on water conservation and outdoor water use, please visit these sites: http://www.conservewatergeorgia.net/ and http://www.caes.uga.edu/topics/disasters/drought/ During the summer months we use twice as much water as we do during other times of the year – mostly outdoors. To find tips on conserving water, go to http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/article.cfm?issueID=115&articleID=1485 Water Conservation TipsXeriscape™ your yardWith concern over conserving water, especially with the lack of precipitation the last few years, Xeriscaping has become increasingly popular (Not to mention not having to cut the grass). Click here for more information on Xeriscape™ and how you can design one in your yard. Rain BarrelA rain barrel is an excellent way to collect water in times of drought. According to www.walterreeves.com, it is estimated that a thousand feet of roof area can collect 625 gallons of water in a one inch rain. You can either build or buy a rain barrel. Either way, you'll be glad you have one when the soil is dry and water restrictions are in force. For details, see http://www.walterreeves.com/how_to/article.phtml?cat=26&id=1005 Bathroom Sink Faucets To Bear WaterSense LabelConsumers will soon be able to identify high-performance, water-efficient sink faucets for their bathrooms now that EPA has released a product specification for ones that use about 30 percent less water than conventional models. For more information and a list of WaterSense labeled plumbing products: http://www.epa.gov/watersense/specs/faucet_final.htm. Take a shower instead of a bath. Filling the bathtub uses about 50 Click on the following links to hear PSA's from the University of Georgia on saving water in the kitchen, in the bathroom, outdoors and how saving water has long range benefits.
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Mission Statement The Keep Screven Beautiful Commission encourages and educates all citizens of Screven County to end litter, minimize solid waste and beautify our county. The Commission works toward improving litter and solid waste control ordinances and seeks effective enforcement of all pertinent ordinances.
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Keep Screven Beautiful 412 Pine Street Sylvania, GA 30467 Phone: 912.564.9171 Email: Lisa.Guidos@KeepScrevenBeautiful.com
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