FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2009
Drinking Water Week proclaimed May 3-9
COLUMBIA - South Carolinians are encouraged to recognize the importance of protecting and conserving water resources during Drinking Water Week, May 3 through 9, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
“Most of us turn on our faucets and expect clean water to come out,” said David Wilson, chief of DHEC’s Bureau of Water. “Water is one of our most precious natural resources yet, too often, it’s taken for granted.
“Drinking Water Week, which has been officially proclaimed by Gov. Mark Sanford, is a great time for each of us to think about ways we can protect our water resources and be more efficient with them,” Wilson said. “Using water-efficient appliances that have the EPA WaterSense label, washing full loads of clothes and dishes, and watering the lawn only when it needs it are all water and money-saving activities.”
According to Wilson, keeping fertilizer, pet waste, motor oil and pesticides from reaching the street and storm drains also helps protect drinking water sources.
For more information on drinking water and how to protect it, visit DHEC’s Bureau of Water Web page at: http://www.scdhec.gov/water. A list of Drinking Water Week activities can be found on the American Water Works Association Web site at: http://www.awwa.org/dww.
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Note to Public Service Directors: A 30-second audio Drinking Water Week public service announcement is available for download at: http://media.dhec.sc.gov/downloads/AV-000427/.
For more information:
Cheryl Wix - (803) 898-4180
E-mail - wixcm@dhec.sc.gov
or
Adam Myrick - (803) 898-3884
E-mail - myrickar@dhec.sc.gov
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