OO oO OO o O Color These Water Wasters—But Don't Be One! Drainiac Drainiac loves to run the tap. She rinses her dishes before putting them in the dishwasher and leaves the water running while brushing her teeth. o o EPA fl o oo o ro O Ooc O Ol \Of Drip Drip Drip Drip lets his sink drip all day and all night. He doesn't care that leaky faucets waste hundreds of gallons a week! Sogosaurus Sogosaurus waters her lawn and garden every day. Sometimes she even forgets to turn her sprinkler off and sprays onto the sidewalk. Answer Key for Use Your WaterSense 1. Answer: SHOWER 4. Answer: EYES 2. Answer: GALLONS 5. Answer: BRUSH 3. Answer: SILENT Mystery Word: WATER Answer Key for Test Your WaterSense 1. Answer: D. It may seem hard to believe, but the average person uses 100 gallons of water per day, so a family uses about 400 gallons each day. If 100 gallons is enough to fill 1,600 drinking glasses, imagine how many glasses a whole family would fill up. 2. Answer: C. Help your parents test your toilets for leaks. Place a drop of food color- ing in the tank and if the color shows in the bowl before flushing, you have a leak. 3. Answer: C. Leaky faucets a re big water wasters. If you see or hear a leaky faucet, tell your parents about it so they can get it fixed. 4. Answer: A. If a house has leaks that waste 200 gallons each week, that's 10,400 gallons of water wasted each year—enough to fill a backyard swimming pool. Number of times Flo appeared in the house: 9 Swirly Swirly likes to watch toilet bowls swirl, leak, and run constantly. Swirly even uses his toilet as a garbage can, flushing down tissues. How did you do? 8 to 9 correct = You're a water wizard! By finding leaks you 'II help your family save 10,000 gallons each year! 5 to 7 correct = You're a water wonder. You barely let a drip get by you. 0 to 4 correct = Good job. Keep working on your water sense to get even better. Look for more kids'activities and learn more about Fix a Leak Week at www.epa.gov/watersense/fixaleak Water Sense Drip. We're for Water Drip. Drip. Hi, I am Flo, the We're for Water spokesgallon. In the United States, leaks in our homes waste enough water for every kid to take a bath every day. Help me complete the activities inside to fix the leaks and save water! (866) WTR-SENS (987-7367) • www.epa.gov/watersense • watersense@epa.i ,32-F-11-002 ------- uu^VubV'1* WATER ' GALLON J4J-LKJJ ' SILENT TOILET r ROS^^^ VrKlS JR° /T/G™ Gn^ECHEC^^ pHM WUCET *Ur*****°/BC***<^ i- " T.I A X ^ ,1- n ^^ I WRENCHi P/PET DR/P FIND FIX WASTE CHECK TWIST G H V X Q I Q C D 0 D L I I H J V Q o Q \] S Running Toilet Help the running toilet find Flo. Start here Use Your WaterSense Figure out the missing words. Then put together the letters in the oval to reveal the mystery word. has a leak, you might 1. Ifyour hear a drip. Hint: You get clean in this. 2. Water is measured in Hint: Milkcomes in these too. 3. Toilets sometimes have leaks, which means you can't hear them. 4. Use your . and ears to help find leaks at home. 5. Be sure to turn off the faucet when you. your teeth. : WISH Test Your WaterSense 1. How many gallons of water does a family of four use every day? A. 50 C. 250 B. 100 D. 400 2. Which of these wastes the MOST water per day in most homes? A. Running the tap while washing dishes B. Using a garbage disposal C. Ignoring a leaky toilet D. Taking long showers DRY 3. What should you do if you find a leaky faucet? A. Ignore it—drips are no big deal B. Stick your finger in it C. Tell your parents 4. Most household leaks can add up to 200 gallons of water wasted per week. How much is this per year? Hint: It's enough to fill a backyard swimming pool. A. 10,400 gallons per year B. 1,000 gallons per year C. 5,000 gallons per year Bonus Question: How many images of Flo can you find in this house? See back for answers to these puzzles. ------- |