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Sandra Ferreira and Ben Benninger. of the University of Waterloo‘s Water Conservation Centre, disâ€" cuss some of the various aqua saving devices used in toilet tanks to conserve water. The devices are a throwback to the primitive brick system first employed to displace water. The bricks tended to dissolve or crack the porcelain tank if Aot installed properly. Group promotes saving water Waterloo is the largest municipality in Canada that relies on ground water as its prime source of supply, but that doesn‘t give residents a licence to abuse that supply, according to officials at the University of Waterloo‘s Water Conservation Centre. Sandra Ferreira, research coâ€"ordinator, believes that one of the centre‘s prime reâ€" sponsibilities is to stress the benefits of a residential water conservation proâ€" gram in terms easily underâ€" stood by the average hoâ€" meowner in Waterloo. Water conservation, she points out, may reduce or eliminate the need for other costly alternatives, will exâ€" tend the supply of Waâ€" terloo‘s good ground water, has no harmful environmenâ€" tal impacts, and is both simâ€" ple and inexpensive. By Stewart Sutheriand "If we keep telling people STAG NOVELTIES Staff Writer " _ THINGS FOR YOUR STAG * LIQUOR AND BEER TICKETS * DRAW TICKETS /stas mvitamon ticuets © BEER BOTTLE COVERS & DOOR PRIZES CROWN AND ANCHORâ€"FOR REKT PLAYING CARDS ASSORTED ASSORTED STAG GAGS f 7 KING ST. N. (DOWNSTAIRS) WATERLOO to cut back on their water consumption they think they‘ll suffer, so we like to emphasize the wise use of water. There are too many ways to abuse our water supply," Ferreira said. Ben Benninger, formerly with the Waterloo chapter of Pollution Probe, said the overall response to the cenâ€" tre‘s program has been ‘*very favorable." ‘"Most people react posiâ€" tively if you show them the moneyâ€"saving aspg'c.(n to conserving is." Benniger said. ; As an example, he said hoâ€" meowners could reduce water consumption by 15 per cent just by installing an aqua saving device in their toilet tank. Toilets use on the average six gallons of water per flush. 5 So far more than 500 toiâ€" lets have the water saving device in the Region of Waâ€" terloo. It‘s a throwback to the more primitive brick © Xâ€"RATED GREETING CAROS © BOTTLE OPENERS | ‘"There are better designs on the market now. YÂ¥ou learn from firstâ€"hand exâ€" perience and original design imperfections,"" he said. Benninger said the brick was a good idea at first, but people soon found that it would dissolve or crack the porcelain tank if not inâ€" stalled properly. system first used to displace water in toilet tanks. Besides water saving deâ€" vices for the home, the cenâ€" tre is also promoting a water conservation newsletâ€" ter and a retrofit program for industry. . The newsletter. which they hope to produce on a regular basis, would contain conservation statistics, tips and word games to involve all segments of the comâ€" munity in the program. The. retrofit program would involve the installaâ€" tion of water saving devices at existing industries and the promotion of them when new industry moves to the Twinâ€"Cities. a SELECTED PRODUCTS BY SUNGLASSES................1/2 PRICE ELIZABETH ARDEN....... 1/2 PRICE GREETING CARDS ....._...1/2price BABY ol . =~. 99¢ | TIDFWALAK AA PHONE 886â€"3620 4 KING S$T. S8., WATERLOO, ONT, :s 7: m â€"2 MAHN PHARMACY . Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, July 16, 1980 â€" Page 11 Super Savings SAVE UP TO 4 days only ‘s 92 KING SOUTH â€" WAJERLOC 1 OuT ANnD GO witk ELIZABETH ARDEN 114 mi. ACROSS FROM WATERLOO SQUARE 886 2440 j 15