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Water Wise Droplets

Make Every Drop Count with the

COLORING BOOK

Mendy helps fix leaky faucets and toilets.

Water Wise DropletsMeet the

Alfresca shows you how to save water outsideby watering lawns and flowers in the morning and by not using the water hose to wash your bike and car.

Connie Conservation encourages everyonenot to waste water by turning off the faucet when brushing teeth and washing dishes.

Connie Conservation encourages everyonenot to waste water by turning off the faucet when brushing teeth and washing dishes.

Tommy the troll who takes too longis a troll who loves to take long showers and runs the faucet all day.

Evil Water WastersBeware the

Dripples the dragon loves leaky faucets. He doesn’t care that a leaky faucet wastes hundreds of gallons of water a week!

Evil Water WastersBeware the

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SOGS the Lawn MONStER runs hersprinklers all day. She even waters the sidewalk and driveway. She likes to make mud pies and throw them at the Water Wise Droplets.

SOGS the Lawn MONStER runs hersprinklers all day. She even waters the sidewalk and driveway. She likes to make mud pies and throw them at the Water Wise Droplets.

You can be water wise

too if you. . .

Just by turning off the tap while you brush your teeth, you can save up to 8 gallons of water a day. That is more than 200 gallons of water a month.

tURN OFF THAT TAP!

Washing your bike or car with a bucket and sponge instead of a hose saves a lot of water. A hose can waste 6 gallons per minute if you leave it running, but using a bucket and sponge only uses a few gallons.

Ditch thathose!

Washing your bike or car with a bucket and sponge instead of a hose saves a lot of water. A hose can waste 6 gallons per minute if you leave it running, but using a bucket and sponge only uses a few gallons.

Ditch thathose!

A leaky faucet can waste hundreds to thousands of gallons of water a day.

Fix that leak!Ditch thathose!

A leaky faucet can waste hundreds to thousands of gallons of water a day.

Fix that leak!Ditch thathose!

There are lots of ways that you can conserve water in your home. Circle all of the areas in the house below where the Water Wise Droplets can help save water.

(Answers on back)

There are lots of ways that you can conserve water in your home. Circle all of the areas in the house below where the Water Wise Droplets can help save water.

(Answers on back)

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ANSWERS:1. Washing truck with hose instead of a bucket..2. Taking a shower for too long (steam).3. Washing dishes with faucet running.4. Dripping faucet in second bathroom.

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