SAVE A DROP. SAVE A LOT.

Did you know taking shorter showers can save six to 19 litres of water per minute?

To celebrate World Water Day 2010 on Monday, March 22, SaskWater encourages people and communities across Saskatchewan to start incorporating simple and easy water conservation practices into their everyday routines.

World Water Day is an international day of observance which grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. In 1993, the United Nations designated March 22 as the first World Water Day. World Water Day events and activities are intended to acknowledge the value of water and humanity's need to conserve it.

"In Saskatchewan, we are fortunate to have some of the best water in the world," SaskWater Acting President Mart Cram said. "But we need to remember that it is a valuable and limited resource. World Water Day is the perfect opportunity to bring attention to the importance of water conservation in Saskatchewan and all over the world."

SaskWater's "Save a drop. Save a lot." campaign is aimed toward educating people on what they can incorporate into their everyday routines both inside and outside their homes to save water. Water is essential to life and conserving and preserving our water sources is everyone's responsibility. For more water conservation information and tips, please visit www.saskwater.com/conservation.

It is never too late to learn to conserve.

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For more information, contact:

Gayle Zimmerman
SaskWater
Moose Jaw
Phone: 306-694-3729
Email: gayle.zimmerman@saskwater.com
Cell: 306-631-4930