Water community invites consumers to ‘Protect the Source’ during Drinking Water Week
Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) kicks off Drinking Water Week Sunday May 5th with an invitation to “Protect the Source” throughout the Etowah River Watershed.
CCWSA, the American Water Works Association and the water community across North America will celebrate Drinking Water Week by recognizing the vital role drinking water plays in daily lives. Focus will be placed on ways in which water consumers can take personal responsibility in caring for their tap water and protecting it at its source.
“Drinking Water Week is a special opportunity to shine a light on all of the ways we can protect our water source and ensure it is there for future generations,” said AWWA Chief Executive Officer David LaFrance. “When we, as consumers and community stewards, learn about and gain an appreciation for our drinking water sources, it becomes easy to understand the importance of protecting them.”
To commemorate the week, water utilities, water organizations, government entities, environmental advocates, schools and other stakeholders will celebrate the importance of drinking water through presentations, events and festivals to provide information on how consumers can understand and appreciate their water.
CCWSA Community Events:
CCWSA Drinking Water Week Kids coloring contest -Eligible kids are currently in Kindergarten through 3rd grade. Coloring Sheets can be downloaded from here or picked up at the CCWSA main office and R.T. Jones Library (display in children’s area). Entries must have the kids name, grade, and parent/guardian contact information on the back. All entries must be turned in at the CCWSA main office or at the library Drinking Water Week Display by May 19th. One lucky winner will get a $10 ice cream gift card! Click here for the coloring contest sheet
Display at R.T.Jones Library – A Drinking Water Week display will be in the children’s area from May 5th through the 12th. Go by and check it out. Coloring contest sheets can be picked up and dropped off at the display table.
Water/Wastewater Process Enviroscape presentations – Presentations will be at the CCWSA main office conference from off the main lobby on May 6th, 8th and 10th @ 11 am and 3 pm. Contact Lori Forrester at 770-479-1813 Ext. 246 or lori.forrester@ccwsa.com to sign-up. Space is limited. Click here for the Enviroscape presentation flyer
Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority encourages getting to know local H20 during Drinking Water Week.
As Drinking Water Week continues, the CCWSA joins the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America in encouraging water consumers to get to know their local H2O.
Finding information about local water is simple. As required by the Safe Drinking Water Act, water utilities must provide customers with an annual water quality report, also called a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). A CCR identifies the quality of local drinking water and if any contaminants are detected and if so, which ones. Also available in the report is information on a community’s local source for drinking water. The water source for Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority is the Etowah River. CCWSA’s Source Water Assessment and 2018 CCR can be found on the website under the OUR WATER tab. Additionally, information on local source water is available through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “How’s My Waterway?”.
“Drinking Water Week highlights a vital piece of our daily lives,” said AWWA Chief Executive Officer David LaFrance. “Whether your drinking water source is an aquifer, stream, lake or reservoir, we hope everyone uses Drinking Water Week as an opportunity to learn about and gain an appreciation for their drinking water source.” More information about local water sources is available on DrinkTap.org.
About Drinking Water Week
For more than 40 years, AWWA and its members have celebrated Drinking Water Week, a unique opportunity for both water professionals and the communities they serve to join together in recognizing the vital role water plays in daily lives.
For more than 40 years, AWWA and its members have celebrated Drinking Water Week, a unique opportunity for both water professionals and the communities they serve to join together in recognizing the vital role water plays in daily lives.
