Portsmouth to Celebrate 'Drinking Water Week'

The following is from a press release from the . 

At the April 17, Administrative Board meeting of the Portsmouth Water and Fire District, Chairman Philip T. Driscoll read a proclamation declaring May 6 to 12, 2012, to be "Drinking Water Week."

The Portsmouth Water and Fire District asks all customers of the district to join with him in promoting and practicing water conservation in our daily lives. 

During Drinking Water Week, the Portsmouth Water and Fire District will be promoting water conservation.  Driscoll said that every water user can have an impact by being water wise. 

"We are not saying 'don't use the water,' we are saying 'don't waste it.'" 

In its effort to promote water conservation, the district will be mailing each customer a water conservation brochure entitled "Preventing Wasted Water in Your Home," along with the water bills due out in May. 

For the 22nd consecutive year, the district will conduct a water conservation program for the town's third and seventh grade school children. 

The purpose of the program is to increase each student's awareness of the importance of water in their lives and to teach them how to conserve water.  The emphasis of the program is on changing the water use habits of the children and their families through simple, common sense techniques. 

This education program continues to be well received by the Portsmouth school system and St. Philomena's School.