Take Care of Texas, a program of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, offers water conservation resources such as a water recycle poster and free publications. Schools can order free mirror clings and have the students stick them to the school’s bathroom mirrors to remind students to turn off the faucet when it’s not being used. Additionally, teachers can educate students about water conservation by building a rain barrel on campus using our free Rainwater Harvesting with Rain Barrels guide or Building a Rain Barrel video.
WaterSense is a voluntary partnership program sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency that labels water-efficient products and helps consumers save water. The program has a teacher’s guide for Fix a Leak Week, which falls in March every year. This guide helps students measure the water used in their homes, calculate how much water is wasted due to leaks, examine possible sources of leaks, and calculate savings from fixing leaks.