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ST.THERESA COLLEGE,

GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL,

B .BONTADINI STREET,

MRIEHEL

Turn off the water tap when

you`re not using it ,

like when you are

brushing your teeth.

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Make it a full load. Only run the

washing machine or dish-

washer when full. You can

save energy too by drying

the clothes on a clothes line.

2

Take a short shower instead of

a long bath can also help to save

energy. Get wet. Turn off the

water and lather up. Then

rinse off.

3

Install faucet

aerators, low-flow

shower heads and

toilets with smaller flush

Water plants in the evening .

Less water will evaporate

and more will reach your

plants.

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Without it, there would be no vegetation on land, no oxygen for animals to breathe and the planet would look entirely different than

it does today.

Water is necessary to keep people's bodies and the

environment healthy and should be valued and protected as a very

precious resource.

Water affects all aspects of

life

T h e W i g n a c o u r t

Aqueduct is a 17th-

century aqueduct in

Malta, running through

Balzan, Birkirkara,

Fleur-de-Lys and Santa

Venera. This was built

by the Order of Saint John from 1610

to carry water from Dingli and Rabat

to Valletta. The Aqueduct was

inaugurated on 21 April 1615 and it

remained in use until the 20th century.

It is named after Alof de Wignacourt,

the Grandmaster who financed its

building.

What is the

Wignacourt

Aqueduct?

Malta is surrounded by seawater.

Rainfall is very limited. Malta’s

groundwater is pumped at a rate well

above the natural recharge rate.

The result is that the island’s

aquifers are slowly being invaded by

seawater, increasing the salinity of

the water available.

Malta depends on seawater

desalination (reverse osmosis), as a

source of water for the majority of

households. In 2010, 56% of Malta’s

potable water was produced by

desalination, utilizing 3.8% of

Malta’s electricity generated at a

cost.

Reverse Osmosis Plant in Pembroke

Wignacourt Aqueduct…..as seen

from our school

Fleur-De-Lys Arc

It is common knowledge

that if the reverse osmosis

plants are put out of

service by a massive oil

spill or a similar disaster ,

the entire country has only

three days’ drinking water

supply.

Besides the quality of the

groundwater has degraded by

the increasing concentrations

of nitrates from the downward

movement of fertilizers and

animal waste into the aquifer.