Sustainable Schools

 Water Module: Water Conservation, Storm Water & River Health

The Water module of ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic assists schools to achieve the following measurable outcome: - Reduce water use by 40%, aim for 4KL /student/ year

The Water module has three main themes:

1. Conservation of water as a precious resource and natural asset. -

Leak reduction; - installation of low flow and efficiency devices; and - better behavioural management of water in classrooms, staff rooms and school grounds.

2. Storm water quality and management. -

Maintenance of storm water pipes & pits; - capture of water for down cycling, eg. water tank to toilet system; and - soil health and water retention (in garden beds, bio-retention and wetland systems).

3. River Health, water way protection and Coast Care. -

Understanding, stewardship and management of local waterways; - whole water cycle contexts (including coastal systems); - aquatic (salt and fresh water) ecology and habitat; - pollution; and - quality control.

Important note: the completion of projects and programs such as Water Learn It Live It, Catchment Management Authority programs or Waterwatch programs constitute major components of this module.

FREE resources to help embed water into the curriculum are available from the  Resources page of this website.

Check out our latest article on the Water Module, 2010-2011.

Great Water Websites:

CERES. www.ceres.org.au

Bureau of Meteorology. http://www.bom.gov.au/

Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs).  http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dse/nrenlwm.nsf/

Melbourne Water Education. http://www.education.melbournewater.com.au/

Marine Education Society of Australasia (MESA). http://www.mesa.edu.au/membership.asp

Saltwatch. http://www.saltwatch.org.au/saltwatch/

Victorian Water Industry Association. http://www.vicwater.org.au/

Water Resources Observation Network (WRON). http://wron.net.au/

Water Learn It Live it. www.waterlili.com.au/

Waterwatch. www.vic.waterwatch.org.au/

Yarra Valley Water. http://www.yvw.com.au/

Merri Creek Management Committee (MCMC). http://www.mcmc.org.au/

Please see the film below from the 2010 Futureshots Competition. This film was the winner of the water category, 'Treasure me, every drop counts', Bentliegh West Primary school.