The Mayor’s Water Conservation Challenge Fund will be awarded to the Willits schools that participate in the Challenge on September 15, 2007 at the Films in the Park event that day.

Current Fund Balance: $250

Responses to date:

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Roy Krausen – Laytonville: 6/17/07

1. Every member of the family take on less shower per week, and limit each shower to 5 minutes. How to substitute for a shower? a. fill sink with water and wash with wash rag. b. (summertime) take a swim in your pond, or a neighbor's pond

2. Rinse sink dishes after all dishes are washed, or turn down the rinse flow to a trickle when rinsing dishes.

3. Never use outside hose without an on/off valve at the end of the hose. This will keep the hose from running between waterings, and other hosing chores.

4. Repair all drips and leaks in plumbing fixtures (toilets, sinks, washing machines) at least 2 times per year.

5. Take yourselves and your children backpacking/wilderness camping. Why? You soon realize that unless you conserve water, it means more trips to the creek or lake. Therefore one soon learns to use water as sparingly as possible.

Jed Diamond – Willits: 6/19/07

We collect rain water run off from the roof of our house into 3,000 gallon tanks which we use to water the garden. We also have a number of large tanks that we collect rain water in directly.

Carlin Diamond – Willits: 6/19/07

We have had PVC pipe attached to the gutters of our house that drain into two 3,000 gallon tanks for about 7 years. A normal winter rain will fill both tanks. I pump out the water to our garden with a 12V pump.

Blosser Lane Elementary School: Mrs. Snider’s 4th Grade Class – 6/19/07

Tyra:

Stop wasting water (not poring good & perfect drinking water down the drain when you just took a sip.)

Amanda:

Don’t take to long in the shower. Don’t flush toilet so much. Don’t leave sink running. Don’t waste water.

Wyatt:

Take a shower 2 times a week instead of every day. Don’t drink as much. Don’t leave the water running. Don’t cry. Fast shower.

Victoria:

Don’t play in the water. I will try not to leave water on when brushing my teeth.

Jenny:

Don’t leave water on while brushing your teeth. Don’t play with water. Take shorter showers.

Kylie:

Try to pay attention to how you use your water. Don’t leave water on while brushing teeth. Don’t play with water. People should stop playing with water.

Mykayla:

Don’t leave water on while brushing our teeth. Don’t play with water. Pay attention to uses of water.

Irene:

My ideas are to not stay in the shower as long, use drippy faucet for good causes. Don’t keep water on, don’t waste water, keep water clean.

Brook:

When you brush your teeth don’t leave the water on. Take shorter showers. Don’t waste water.

Brittany:

Don’t waste water. Don’t use too much. Don’t need, don’t use. Don’t waste: waste not, want not.

Carlie:

Take shorter showers. Do not waste water.

Colton:

Don’t drink as much water so you don’t have to go to the bathroom. Try to leave the water off.

Deric:

Take a fast shower. Don’t drink as much so you don’t have to go bathroom as much. Leave water off.

Alec:

Don’t get hurt so you don’t cry. Having all the extra water go down a pipe that I can water my garden with. Don’t leave the water on. Don’t drink as much water, don’t go bathroom as much. Take a fast shower.

Jorge:

Don’t keep the water running. Don’t flush. Sergio: No water balloons! Don’t keep water running. Don’t flush your toilet a lot of times. Don’t run the water for a long time!!! I mean it.

Richard:

Don’t leave the water on while you are brushing your teeth. Don’t waste water. Don’t keep water going when you are not using.

William:

Keep the water clean.

Robert:

Hook sewer pipe to sprinkler. Don’t take bath. Take shower.

Dimitri:

Don’t keep water on while we brush teeth.

Kiera:

Stop water waste. No water play. Short showers. Put a bucket under faucet & then use the water for the plants. One water faucet.

David:

Not to keep the water on at your house. Do not drain the water in your pool. Do not leave the water on when you are brushing your teeth.

K:

Don’t take long showers like me. Don’t flush toilet all the time. Don’t leaving sink running. Don’t waste water.

Compiled Class:

1. No water play

2. Short showers*

3. Put a bucket under leaky faucets & then use the water for plants

4. Collect downspout waters for garden

5. Connect downspouts to gardens

6. Don’t drink as much water.

7. Pay attention to how you use water.

8. Don’t waste water*

9. Use sink water for garden

10. Smaller baths

11. Don’t run water while brushing teeth

12. Only flush when needed.

13. Do full loads for dishes & laundry.

14. Incentive rebate on bill if you use under a certain amount.

15. Don’t leave water running 16. Storage bladders under the house to store water.