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Photo courtesy Drink Local. Drink Tap. Go ahead. Flush. Don’t think twice about it. Turn the tap. No big deal. Start the laundry, fill your tub, wash you hands, whatever. It’s just water. The simple fact that we can consider a precious resource and the complex system it takes...
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World Water Day is a celebration of the resource many of us take for granted and the work it takes to keep it clean. It’s worth celebrating in a special way this year—Cleveland’s Year of Clean Water—and there are three fun family opportunities to do so March 20-22. Enjoy...
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Photo by John Barrett. Posted by Sesame Workshop 2014. Sesame Street’s newest muppet, Raya, is six years old. She’s aqua green with sandals on her feet. She has a fantastic memory. She also knows the health challenges children her age face in countries like Bangladesh, India and Nigeria. In...
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A young resident of Maslakh camp (Afghanistan) takes a drink of water. UN Photo/E. Debebe Flush. Don’t think twice about it. Turn the tap. No big deal. Start the laundry, fill your tub, wash you hands, whatever. It’s just water. The simple fact that we can consider a precious...
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March 22 was World Water Day, an event to draw attention to water and sanitation issues around the globe. We were proud to help bring more than 300 students to the Greater Cleveland Aquarium, an educational event coordinated by Drink Local. Drink Tap. Here’s why, and here are some...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Genius. In a region where the annual rainfall is practically zero, but the atmospheric humidity is 98%, a university designed a billboard that draws potable water out of the air. Here’s more on the story. Very fitting as we prepare to celebrate World Water Day this Friday.
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Even in a city where the river once oozed rather than flowed, it can be easy to take such amazing natural resources for granted. Friday is World Water Day, a celebration of safe drinking water and sanitation, and this year’s campaign promotes sustainable management of the world’s limited freshwater...
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As New York’s ban on sugary drinks is on hold, an AP story today reports Americans’ latest bottled-drink love affair is with good ol’ H2O. Candice Choi’s story in the Denver Post states Americans drink about 44 gallons of soda per year, compared to 58 gallons of water. Since...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Your Sewer District partnered with Drink Local. Drink Tap. along with the Cleveland Division of Water and other partners to help more than 200 local middle- and high-school students better understand the value of clean water and our own water resources. In celebration of World Water Day, DLDT coordinated...
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