Melview N.S. Green-Schools

Action Plan – WATER

GOALS:

  • To raise awareness of the issue of waterconservation
  • To reduce rate of water consumption by 10% through “low cost” and “no cost” methods (behaviour, leaks & drips, hippo bags) within 12 months of programme implementation

Action / Person/Group Responsible / Timeframe / Progress Made
  1. Establish the new Green-Schools Committee
/ Green-Schools Co-ordinator / New committee formed September 2015 & added to September 2016 / Achieved
  1. Attend Water Workshop in Roscommon
/ Green-Schools Committee / January 2016 / Achieved
  1. Water Poster Competition –‘Be Water Smart’
/ Green-Schools Co-ordinator
Class teacher / February 2016 / Achieved
  1. Conduct an Environmental Review to establish the current water consumption in the school
Read water meter for a month (6th class)
Complete water use survey (5th class)
Conduct leak test (check for drips and leaks in taps, toilets and radiators)
Carry out a major leak check to see if there are any leaks in the pipes underground
Check water bills for the last year to calculate amount of water used per person per day in Melview
Complete Environmental Review Checklist (Green-Schools Water Handbook)
Carry out a survey among students, staff & families to gauge awareness around water conservation
Investigate the life-cycle of water in the school, i.e. where is the water sourced, where is it treated, where is the waste water treated
/ Green-Schools Committee / April – September 2016 / Achieved
  1. Water Squad in each class with responsibility for
(a) turning off any running taps
(b) looking out for & report leaks/drips / Green-Schools Co-ordinator
Class teacher / Ongoing / Ongoing
  1. Get any leaky toilets, taps & radiators fixed
/ Principal / October 2016 / Achieved
  1. Distribute “Turn it Off” Posters to each class to display at class sink
/ Grace & Oisín
(6th) / September 2016 / Achieved
  1. Use stoppers or basins when cleaning painting equipment
/ Class Teachers / Ongoing / Ongoing
  1. Insert hippo bags (cisterns of 9 litres) or bottles of water or sand (cisterns of less than 8 litres) to toilet cisterns so less water is used with each flush
/ Green-Schools Committee / October 2016 / To do
  1. Update Green-School’s Notice Board
/ Green-Schools Coordinator
Denise / Ongoing / Ongoing
  1. Distribute leaflet of tips for saving water to families (a follow up to water awareness survey )
/ Green-Schools Committee / November 2016 / Achieved
  1. Organise a ‘Water Action Day’/Blue Day
-children wear blue to raise awareness
-Walk for Water Relay around yard for 2nd class up / Whole School / November 2016
*Changed to March 2017
  1. Inform & involve school & wider community via Facebook page, school intercom, newsletters & notice board
/ Green-Schools Co-ordinator
Principal / Ongoing / Ongoing
  1. Water lesson plans & projects for each class
/ Green-Schools Coordinator
Class Teachers / Ongoing / Ongoing
  1. Install water butt to collect rain water for use in school garden
/ Principal / November 2016
  1. Compare water usage for last week of September 2016 and last week of February 2017 & display results
/ Green-Schools Co-ordinator
6th Class Water Squad / October 2016
March 2017
  1. Compare water usage over two periods in school ( January- March 2016October – December2016)
/ Green-Schools Co-ordinator
6th Class Water Squad / February 2017 / Achieved
  1. Create graphs to display WATER reduction figures on G.S. Notice Boards
/ Fifth & Sixth Classes / March 2017
  1. Green Code Competition
/ Green-Schools Committee / December 2016 / Decided to use Rachel Walsh’s slogan from her winning competition entry last year
  1. Fill in and submit application for Green Flag for Energy
/ Green-Schools Co-ordinator / 24th March 2017