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 CELEBRATE
DRINKING WATER WEEK
IN
YOUR TOWN OR SCHOOL!
MAY 4 - 10, 2008
Drinking
Water Week is celebrated throughout the United States during the first
full week of May each year. This observance provides a great opportunity
for water suppliers to let their customers know about the
efforts they make year-round to provide high-quality drinking
water to their communities. It's also an
excellent time for teachers to focus some of their classroom activities on where students
get their drinking water (reservoirs and groundwater wells), how it reaches
their homes (distribution systems), how public water systems ensure the
quality of their water (source protection, treatment, and testing), and
how we can all help to make sure we have enough water for everyone (water
conservation).
In Massachusetts
many public water suppliers hold open houses and poster contests during
Drinking Water Week. Check with your local water utility to find out
about any special activities being held in your town that week. An
annual Massachusetts Drinking Water Awards Ceremony is also held each year
during Drinking Water Week. Public water suppliers, teachers, businesses,
and environmental groups are honored for their efforts related to drinking
water supply, protection, and education in the previous year.
The Massachusetts
Drinking Water Education Partnership (MADWEP) also sponsors dozens of
performances of water-themed plays in elementary schools each Drinking
Water Week. If you are interested in having the National Theatre for
Children come to your school in
2008, please contact Dan Laprade at (413) 755-2289.
The following
materials are designed specifically for use during Drinking Water Week. Of
course, they can be used anytime of year in your classroom or community.
Suggested
Library Books and Curriculum Materials
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