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Drinking Water Week

When you turn on your tap and clean, safe water comes out, do you ever stop to think about how it gets there and where it goes when you’re finished with it? BC Water & Waste Association and the Province of BC have proclaimed Drinking Water Week from May 13 – 19, 2012. Celebrate this exciting week by learning more about your water and what you can do to protect it. We challenge you to get to know your H2O! Read more...

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Recent News

Meet Jaden Scott
May 17 2012 - 4:11pm
Welcome to the new Drinking Water Week website!
Jan 18 2012 - 12:23pm

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Upcoming Events

"Tap into Sustainability" - Capital Regional District
May 1, 2012 - 12:00am - August 30, 2012 - 12:00am
Drinking Water Week 2012
May 13, 2012 - 12:00am - May 19, 2012 - 12:00am

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BCWWA

BC Water & Waste Association (BCWWA) is a not-for-profit organization with a mandate to safeguard public health and the environment on matters related to water and wastewater.

BCWWA's 4,400 members are the people who ensure the quality and quantity of your water, from the source to your tap, and back to the source. For more information about BCWWA, please visit www.bcwwa.org.

26% of British Columbians have no idea where the water that flows out of their tap comes from.
Three-quarters of British Columbians believe that water is very important to Canada's economy, prosperity and quality of life.
Most British Columbians believe that fresh water is Canada's most important natural resource.
65% of all indoor water use occurs in the bathroom. The next highest area of use is laundry, which accounts for 20%, followed by kitchen and drinking (10%) and cleaning (5%).
The average Canadian uses 329 litres of water per day; however, the average Canadian thinks they only use 132 litres of water per day. 

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