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Water Awareness Month is going on right now, and we can use your help! As readers of this blog, you are already water-aware and can probably name many of the 100+ water-saving tips on the Water – Use it Wisely website. Of course, first on the list is “There are a number of ways to save water, and they all start with you.” In this spirit, we would like to ask a favor.

As knowledgeable water ambassadors, help spread the word about Water – Use it Wisely and Water Awareness Month to your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers. If you’re not familiar with Water Awareness Month, visit the interactive calendar that matches each day in April with a water conservation topic. For example:

Day 24: The True Cost of Bottled Water

Day 25: Ask the Water Experts

Day 26: Grow Green Kids

Day 27: Trees: Treat it With Care. Give it Clean Water, and Feed it Fresh Air

Day 28: Rainwater: It’s Free, Fresh and Filling

Day 29: Lawn Envy

Day 30: Choose How You Use

Each topic features tips, events and resources with photos to help us all practice a low water-use lifestyle. With over 500 ideas and activities on the site, there is something for everyone (maybe even a surprise or two.) It’s easy to help spread the word. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and of course, visit us on the web.

Happy Water Awareness Month!

Water – Use It Wisely features guest bloggers who write about water conservation and education. Jo Cook owner of Cook Internet Consulting is a member of the Arizona Water Awareness Month steering committee.

Did you know Water Awareness Month is coming up? For the month of April, stay tuned to this interactive calendar at waterawarenessmonth.com for ways to save water and plenty of links and resources!

Our very own Donna DiFrancesco, Conservation Specialist from the City of Mesa, was featured in April’s Phoenix Home and Garden magazine giving some information about what people can do for Water Awareness Month! Check it out!

There’s more to check out at the Mesa Red Mountain Library besides books this spring. From now until May 7th, the library will feature a 16-foot tall, 136-gallon water jug pyramid as part of the City’s observance of Water Awareness Month. The display represents how much water one person consumes per day in their home.

“This impressive display illustrates the need for all of us to be more aware of how much water each of us uses on a daily basis,” said Water Conservation Specialist Donna DiFrancesco. “We hope this urges our customers to be responsible in their water usage to protect this valuable resource.”

Typical residential water usage in Mesa ranges from 80 to 180 gallons of water per person per day, including indoor and outdoor use. Water use is broken down in the following categories:

• Consumption – Six gallons
• Showers and Baths – 16 gallons
• Toilets – 18 gallons
• Household Cleaning – 22 gallons
• Outdoors – 74 gallons

The display is part of the Water – Use It Wisely campaign, launched in 1999 to promote an ongoing water conservation ethic among Arizona’s rapidly growing population. Following Arizona’s lead, nearly 400 towns, cities, states, utilities, and private and public organizations have adopted the Water – Use It Wisely campaign, making it one of the largest conservation educational outreach programs in the world.

If you miss the Mesa showing … don’t worry.  The water jug pyramid journey continue it’s journey to the City of Peoria from May 8^th through the end of June.