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GIGO Diary, for 2008-03-26: Bull Run water is precious resource Adair Countians take bountiful supply of water for granted. They shouldn't. Prudent recycling practices can prevent contaminants from getting into water cycle By Barbara Armitage GIGO Diary of a Recycler: Everyday we are going to follow my garbage to see just how close I can come to eliminating my contribution the landfills in America Today is Wednesday March 26, 2008. Posted 2008-03-27. Click Here for yesterday's GIGO Diary. One of the reasons I wanted to buy our house on Bull Run is the sound of running water. Our house sits up on the hill next to Bull Run Creek and the view is wonderful. I like sitting on the porch at night listening to the frogs and the sounds of the water. Yet only a few months ago our beautiful creek was almost dry and silent. For most of last year the drought reduced Bull Run Creek to little more than a trickle. Thanks to the winter's rains our creek is back and the grass is turning green again. I find it rather amazing that the water in Bull Run Creek is some of the same water the dinosaurs drank millions of years ago. Water is one of the greatest recycle success stories out there. Its form changes from solid to liquid to vapor year after year but it's still the same water that we started with. Amazingly 99.7% of the Earth's water is undrinkable held in our oceans or frozen in the polar caps leaving us to depend on only .3% to sustain life. A human can live a month or more without food but only a few days without water. Water is something that we all need and should not take for granted. Conserve clean water when possible. Simple acts like turning the water off when you brush your teeth can save as much as 9 gallons each time you brush. Stop contaminants from getting into our water. Even small amounts of contaminants add up to cause pollution in our water. Yes, even the little things matter. You will make a difference, no matter how small, if you change the way you do some things. Don't use chemicals in your lawn and garden. Don't allow oil or antifreeze to spill on the ground. Household chemicals can also pollute ground water. Be sure that you dispose of all chemicals properly. FACT: 40% of the pure water you use in your house is flushed down the toilet. Here's what happened to the rest of the day's garbage. Recycle
The next largest will go to the Adair Recycling Center, 62 Service Road, Columbia, KY. Only a tiny amount will go into the landfill. REMINDER: Adair County Community Pride clean-up day is Saturday, April 12, 2008. A big day of clean up, food, fun, prizes and surprises starts at the Adair Annex at 8:00am for breakfast doughnuts, coffee and juice, pep rally, assignments and sign-in, and with a celebration lunch and Keep Adair County Clean rally at Mt. Carmel Boat Ramp at 11:00amCT. No one will want to miss one. The event is being coordinated in Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton's Office, Courthouse Annex, Downtown, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 384-4703. REMINDER: Recycle 101 to be offered at Adair Extension OfficeBarbara Armitage of the Garden Club and Kelli Bonifer of the Adair County Extension Service and and are collaborating to offer Recycle 101 on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:00amCT. A guest lecturer will be famed Kentucky environmentalist A.L. Sinclair. The seminar will train those who attend the ABC's of Recycling. The purpose of the course is to train Adair County more about living responsibly by recycling and reducing energy use. It will wrap up the Earth Day celebrations in April. The course is designed to train trainers who will in turn train neighbors until everyone in Adair County is a recycler. For more information contact Barbara Armitage at (270) 250-2979 or Kelli Bonifer at (270) 384-2317. The Adair Extension Service is located at 417 Fairgrounds Street, Columbia, KY. This story was posted on 2008-03-27 04:43:15
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