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May is water awareness month: Take the 40 gallon water challenge Reading Pride is promoting rain barrels for environment, as fundraisers reminded Adair County Extension Agent Nick Roy of the 40 gallon water challenge - one he thinks a lot of Adair Countians might like to take From Nick Roy, Adair County Extension Office Source: Ashley Osborne, Extension associate Come on, Kentucky - Georgia and Alabama are leaving us in the dust! Yes, its just a friendly competition, but we need all the help we can get to prove Kentucky cares about the environment. Help the Commonwealth win the water conservation challenge by participating. Heres how you can save 40 gallons of water a day for your county and Kentucky. Pledge now. Across the southern United States individuals are taking the 40 Gallon Challenge. The 40 Gallon Challenge is a regional campaign that challenges residents to conserve at least 40 gallons of water per day. Currently, Kentucky only has two pledges, on par with Virginia and Mississippi, and well below some of the high-pledging states. You can look at each states pledges by rolling your cursor over the interactive map at http://www.40gallonchallenge.org. Georgia has a whopping 307 pledges at this writing! On average Kentuckians use anywhere from 100 to 150 gallons of water per person, per day. To eliminate any excuses, here are some of the no-cost water-saving suggestions you can start doing today:
For more information, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service. Educational programs of the Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin. - Nick Roy, Adair County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, 409 Fairgrounds Street, P.O. Box 309, Columbia, KY 42728. Phone: (270) 384-2317; Fax: (270) 384-9167. E-mail: Nick.Roy@uky.edu This story was posted on 2011-04-19 16:49:10
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