Coliban Water says a program helping school students become waterwise has saved over 100 million litres in four years.
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Coliban’s stakeholder services general manager Roslyn Wai said 34 schools were part of the schools water efficiency program.
The program provides schools with data loggers which are attached to their water meters or rainwater tanks.
Water output is recorded every hour and an alert is sent to the school if more than 100 litres is used per hour for more than 24 hours.
“The initiative has helped a number of schools in our region to repair water leaks early and proactively identify areas their school can save water,” Ms Wai said.
“Castlemaine Secondary College was able to fix a major leak in August last year, after the data loggers registered water use of up to 3600 litres per hour across three days.”
Ms Wai said data loggers also allowed teachers to use real life examples of water consumption when teaching mathematics, science and environmental studies.
“This is a positive way to improve the next generation’s understanding of the water network, and the effects water consumption has on communities and the environment,” Ms Wai said.
Minister for Water Lisa Neville said the program was a great opportunity to educate young people on the importance of living sustainably.
“What our children learn about water efficiency at school goes home with them and reminds everyone about the need to save water,” Ms Neville said.