From Volusia County Water Resources and Utilities

January/February 2002

As part of an ongoing effort to keep our Utility customers informed, Volusia County Water Resources and Utilities will continue this year to publish a bimonthly newsletter. Look for helpful water conservation tips, articles or activities for children and much more.

Conservation Corner
Water Conservation $aves Money!

As part of an effort to conserve water, Volusia County Utilities is working with builder, Tim O’Neil of VLX Properties, Inc. at the Estates at Glen Abbey, to install a water wise demonstration (Xeriscape) landscape at the VLX’s new sales center. Landscaping will consist of 60% native plantings and 40% water wise planting. This project is coordinated by the Volusia Water Alliance with cost sharing and design support from the St. John’s River Water Management District. Planting will be in early January.

"Before"
Look for "After" photos in our next publication.

Water is composed of two elements, Hydrogen and Oxygen. 
2 Hydrogen + 1 Oxygen = H2O

A person can live about a month without food, but only about a week without water.

Water regulates the Earth’s temperature. It also regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues and removes waste.

75% of the human brain is water and 75% of a living tree is water.

Water expands by 9% when it freezes. Frozen water (ice) is lighter than water, which is why ice floats in water.

It takes 39,090 gallons of water in the making of a new car.

80% of the earth’s surface is water. Of all the earth’s surface, 97% is ocean and seas and 2% is frozen which leaves us 1% to use but protect.

Lets see what you know about water conservation. 
For the next month, Volusia County Water Resources and Utilities will accept pictures on water conservation from our "Kids Korner" readers.

Mail your picture to Volusia County Water Resources and Utilities, 123 W. Indiana Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32720. Your picture may be published in upcoming editions of Waterline News.

A Stormwater Project in the Making
The Stormwater Utility, in partnership with the City of Daytona Beach, has recently completed installation of a new device called a "Stormceptor". This product is one of a number of new technologies that expand the stormwater management options to address pollution of our lakes, rivers and streams. This device consists of large, circular concrete sections that are stacked on top of each other to form a concrete chamber. This chamber, which is approximately 8 feet across, is installed below ground. Stormwater flows are directed into the chamber. Through the use of a series of internal baffles, the Stormceptor removes sediment and oil from the stormwater runoff. The oil and sediment is contained in the chamber and can then be safely removed and disposed of. The Stormceptor is particularly ideal for industrial properties, gas stations, parking lots and streets. Future Stormceptor projects are currently being planned.

Check for Leaks inside your home
Some indoor leaks are not always obvious. Toilets should be checked regularly for leaks to ensure they are properly adjusted.

Toilets

• Remove tank lid.
  Remove in-tank cleaners
  Check that water is not running into the overflow tube.
• Flush and wait for tank to refill. Drop dye tablet into tank and wait 15 minutes. If color appears in toilet bowl, you have a leak (more than likely caused by a bad flapper or the seal on which it sits).
• Make repairs, perform dye test again.

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