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Erie dacksan wilh walar-saving devices for Vernon rasicents,

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‘ity teaches Con

about it,

Common. sense
key to cutbacks

hances are you don't think nyueh

about what canes out of your (ape OF

Hoes down your toilet every day.

but you're saan yolig tt va hoariiy a
‘eq mare ahous it.

And you're going (0 Le enconraged to art
CONSEL Vly Waler

Kt will only make sensed,

Water costs in the Lower Malntand, which
hag some of tha cheapest water In Canada,
use going up possibly iriplitig it
Vaiequycr by the end of she decade,

With shat an inind, Vancouver 1s startling a
waterconsersuilon cducation prograin SYOn
sa part ol aconcerted glfartio reduce
heonebilonylis res we ved inthe region

every diy,
Cher munielpaliiies — 2alse thinking

unnoticeable,

to Mush toilets.

1 rage
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saaprevann ones
oS Oe Sm orm meme wemtren mm t ent we sawewniee tf

(y mont eased, Iheconservatlan mensures

will be easy, cheap and relatively:

Twantyeeave per cent of household waler
use, for exampla, goer [7 washing,

laundering and bathing,
A quarter ofall water in tha hos is used

Laundry and dish washing tuke up 31 per
een,

With dbatia mind, soime avatarsaving pa
you're likely to hear alot about inclucle:

Fly leaking aps — Ade mping tap can
wingte 36,000 Jitres (8,000 ga Jona) of water &
year, Save Money by putting ina new washer

wd Part Garis (all Collet CANS om Atollet
can use up bo 20 litres of water in every (luply.
Dans can CULUD TO A ihird of that without

really afecting tie (lush,
And don't ue bricks, Toy erocta li the

ank.
at Chock toilets for lake You can pula
dray of dye or fogd co

ae ag
Kat beetle

RCL Meta

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vat? PEST AK
ud tifa d ad Sun te

Vernon puts
meters in

time, mostly ta cut back on the
wastewater (law bannusd we put ail
our water waste on (he jand,” eays
Ele Jackson, Vernon's
environinantal superintendent, “Rut
we've gana fo the mare inceuslye
I pragrani Loswapd we worrled about
every 10 me miaintainiiny Our Water supply in the
Inca of our poqlatlon rowel.”
Poe he city of Vernon doesn't Thera'y no doulyt Vernon'a new
have awatersupply! prograin 1s Intense and
sralaluny one yet. expensive, Hus it aleendy la showin
. fluta booming population go weangges ane Waly! wil men ne) 1
guggeeets (will And an Inereused the future, Juckeon Baya,
di{figuity In delivering witer MEA Vader (he program, thie aly
rinlng COsIa. installa awater meter In evel
y (ha Okanagan cHy! Ie elles house, ensuring (rit homeowners

FIGAY, are ward of [EEN much water
it's the middle ot a oygrosalve

they uve AL The afing (linn, It 18

LAyEeeCOMNerVAUOl peared Wat iy helping cut water Use lay inetantliny
unique in Wealern Canadas, where rwateredaviiyg VulNed in thousands cf
water hag alwaya bean connicdaresd private sailatf, yrds fangy 1d thousands
plentiful and cheap. igre loiellany BhaWwer heads and

Vernon (a (he fret city in HG, to wirehen and batlrsait Lap) Nechlorsy
install water nesers ln every home, — wivel eat witer {uw by ad per cent
And it's Inetalling energyrsavinys tall, (he metering and rutrorietlivy
duviees in all hones at he suibe preraitd inconting # hd nullion, Burt
(ling so shat ordinary water heats ead alyy compares! ta the
vonsumprion will be draadieally Avy, AUCH BAY
reduced, “toe evury Mallar we are gprenslling

eWvatvg Had a kliad of water

now, we're saving $3 1 deferrad
conservalan program (or susie capital axpandiireds We expecta

ne
Py

save &4 million by axtendiing |
af the existing water supply 8° f
and swa're alg azeriny by radu: |
our wasiewater flow by 10 pe
cent"

Individual water metoring tt

ihe iinet contravercial part i

pragrany and hay been reject

moat other muniaipalitias bey i
of the large costs Involved, Bs
Vernon felt that metering was
falvent way tu se water rates
homenwners, 4

“Hat (water) rates don't jm y
water convervution.” Jackyol Baga
"Wie wanted (0 St OUF THIGH
slightly higher than they are
but ensure (at heavy water
piy for that use,

“And the cost benalita of
ave dramatic. Wa're projet
cengervalivaly, Urat walt ya
par cunt by metering.”

Ag well ng hitthig woter pit
pocketbouk through meter
cily bas undertaken an uct
Conpervalton educa pve:
that includes publie dlecuas
water, a rogular water Golul
newapaper and school viellr g
teach watordaving babls t6
students,

eek te
aniline

goa if lt leaka into a bowl,

oaks can usy alot al wiler over Avorn

i Install lowdlow showorlands = They're
choap and can cut tha flow front an
natonishing 30 litren & minute by avodhirds
without really affecting (he shower

RE Install aeralore or [law restriciors an
faicels me They cost only a few ducks but
can cut in hislf the normal (aucet delivery ©
11 to 13 litres per mints.

4 Be water smart = Don't leave (he water
cunning while you Lyrual your teatl or BaVO,
Put ajug ol water in the (ridge te cool

rather than running & 14).
Sway your drivawhy ingtoad of hosing It

If,

HW Don't drown your [aw Use cornmmon
sense and only sprinkle enouph to put about
8 eantlmetrarcan felt) of waler On your
lavn each week. Sprinkle early lithe
morning or at night when thy water work
avaporale,

Profocted

AVOEO REE wroremenmeahtl
Vanequver 12901= 6120 Ke

Vancouver 1295 $230

Batter yel, dantaven pother spr lnblliig.

lorlig ina tank and Sour lawn likely doesn't need It anyway.

Siatt grape by Aichs