{"id":305,"date":"2025-01-29T16:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fcwater.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2025-02-05T10:35:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:35:19","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fcwater.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=305","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-66vlqh-b122f9699e5fab9a53ed5183e9b03b66 main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-305'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-61i6rt-d8f339981336fc3df4e8be338f515bac\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-61i6rt-d8f339981336fc3df4e8be338f515bac{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-61i6rt-d8f339981336fc3df4e8be338f515bac .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-61i6rt-d8f339981336fc3df4e8be338f515bac .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-61i6rt-d8f339981336fc3df4e8be338f515bac av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Education\/Conservation<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5uc1k9-17eb161cc9bab315b4bb280c9135d321\">\n#top .hr.av-5uc1k9-17eb161cc9bab315b4bb280c9135d321{\nmargin-top:5px;\nmargin-bottom:75px;\n}\n.hr.av-5uc1k9-17eb161cc9bab315b4bb280c9135d321 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#efbb20;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5uc1k9-17eb161cc9bab315b4bb280c9135d321 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_full  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2d22dc0500e159f2b39fe7a147caf14c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m6s2l6wf-5dea87184742b5f59b73e572a66f8bf1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcwater.com\/documents\/Water-Conservation-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017 Water Conservation<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Floral City Water Association is a leader in water conservation.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cWater Water Everywhere\u2026..\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>As the below image illustrates, very little water on this planet is available for human consumption. Understanding this is critical as is the need for conservation. The information and links below will educate and explain ways you can conserve water and provide links to other sites that will explain in more detail just how valuable and rare this resource is.<\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcwater.com\/images\/world-water-distribution.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Where\u00a0is the Earth\u2019s water located?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"left\">\n<li>97.24% of water is salt water.<\/li>\n<li>2.15% of water is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.<\/li>\n<li>.61% of water is in groundwater supplies<\/li>\n<li>The rest is in lakes, rivers, air and the soil.<\/li>\n<li>Less than 1 percent can be used for drinking purposes.<\/li>\n<li>Almost \u00bd of the world\u2019s population does not have access to clean water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Drought Information<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Drought Monitor<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Drought information for the entire country.<\/p>\n<h3>Conservation Methods<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swfwmd.state.fl.us\/conservation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southwest Florida Water Management District\u2019s Conservation Page<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Direct link to the Conservation section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.partselect.ca\/resources\/Teaching-Kids-About-Water-Conservation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teaching Kids about Conservation<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Site with links to educate about conservation.<\/p>\n<h3>Educational Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/learn-issues\/learn-about-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Protection Agency Water Site<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 EPA\u2019s Water Section with a variety of links and information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swfwmd.state.fl.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southwest Florida Water Management District<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Informational site covering a large amount of material. Very good \u201cKids Section\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drinktap.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drink Tap<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 America Water Works Association Educational Site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/fs\/2008\/3080\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Use in Florida<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Very detailed USGS site with information specific to Florida.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dep.state.fl.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida DEP<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The Department of Environmental Protection.<\/p>\n<h3>Additional Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abpa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Backflow Prevention Association (ABPA)<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Provides information about Backflow and Cross-Connections.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fl-dof.com\/wildfire\/laws_trash_burning.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Outdoor Burning Laws<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 From the Division of Forestry.<\/p>\n<p>If you find a link that would be useful to our membership, please feel free to e-mail the link to and we may add it to this page. 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