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19th October 2007

Vaughan School go water wise

Are you water wise? School children from Vaughan School, Harrow were able to answer this question after they visited the Environment and Education centre at Three Valleys Water recently.

Over 60 children took part in an education day with Three Valleys Water to learn more about the amount of water they use and how they can get into water-friendly habits, as well as learning more about wildlife in rivers.

“During the day, the pupils carried out a number of river-based experiments and then visited the Three Valleys Water education centre to learn about the journey of water from its source to the customer’s tap and examine the water cycle. It is part of our efforts to promote water efficiency in its widest sense,” said Ted Casey, Education Services Manager at Three Valleys Water.

At lunchtime the pupils also took part in the “Lunchbox challenge” to see how environmentally aware the class is. The pupils divided the leftovers into piles of reusable, recyclable and composting materials and the remaining waste was weighed.

Class teacher, Mrs Sue Upcott said: “We actively encourage the children to take responsibility for looking after the environment and since our last visit to the Centre we have been inspired to set up composting of fruit waste which is then used on the school allotment. We welcome the opportunity to work in partnership with local businesses such as Three Valleys Water to provide a valuable hands-on experience to our pupils.”

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For further information please contact Sue Pavey, Public Relations, tel: 01707 277110, fax: 01707 277213, website: www.3valleys.co.uk

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Three Valleys Water has been supplying water to the local community for more than 130 years and is committed to delivering a high quality water service to all its customers . It now provides over 870 million litres of water each day to three million customers, in parts of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Surrey, the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon and parts of the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, and Enfield. The supply area covers a total of 3,700 square kilometres, stretching from Luton and Royston in the north to Guildford in the south, and from Berkhamsted in the west to Dunmow in the east.

Three Valleys Water is the UK’s largest water supply only company and is part of Veolia Water, the world leader in water and wastewater management. If you spot a leak call the Leakspotters hotline on 0800 376 5325 or use our online leakage form