WATER CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EPD Guidance Document August 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1: Making the Case for Water Conservation Education ______3 Part 2: Education Programs for Water System Employees ______4 Steps to build conservation awareness among employees.______4 Part 3: Public Education and School Programs ______5 Goals of a Public Education Program______5 Building Public Awareness and Understanding ______6 Specific Tools for Building Public Awareness and Understanding for Conservation _____ 7 School Programs: Building Knowledge and Understanding ______11 Specific Tools for Students______11 Part 4: Conservation Education Program Checklist ______14 For Public Awareness and Understanding for Conservation ______14 For Student Education______15
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Watershed Protection Branch
1 Guidance Document Water Conservation Education Programs August 2007 Guidance Document Water Conservation Education Programs
Developed by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) To support the “Coastal Georgia Water and Wastewater Permitting Plan for Managing Saltwater Intrusion”
August 2007
This guidance document is intended for entities in the 24-county area of Georgia’s coast addressed in the “Coastal Georgia Water and Wastewater Permitting Plan for Managing Saltwater Intrusion”, located in Sub-Regions 1, 2 and 3. It applies to municipal groundwater users, and the following categories of public/private drinking water suppliers: