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15th October 2007

Templewood School get Water Wise

Are you water wise? School children from Templewood School, Welwyn Garden City were able to answer this question after they had a visit from the Three Valleys Water Education team last week.

Over 70 children from took part in an education day with Three Valleys Water to learn more about the amount of water they use every day and how they can get into water-friendly habits at home and at school.

“During the morning, the pupils carried out a number of water-based experiments and learned about the journey of water from its source to our taps. Even the teachers were questioned to see if they were ’waterwise’ or ‘water wasters’. I am pleased to say that they were all ‘water wise’! The visit to schools is part of our efforts to promote water efficiency in its widest sense,” said Ted Casey, Education Services Manager at Three Valleys Water.

Mrs Kath Graham, Year 1 Class Teacher and Science Subject Leader.added; “We actively encourage the children to take responsibility for looking after the environment and we have all learned some useful tips to save water, such as using a mug when brushing teeth and taking a shower instead of a bath. 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.”

For further information on the Three Valleys Water Education programme visit www.3valleys.co.uk/education/.

Year 1 pupils busy with water experiments under the watchful eye of Ted Casey, Education Studies Manager, Three Valleys Water.

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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