Farmington Students Who Have Never Drunk Anything But Soda And Red Bull Learn About The Importance Of Protecting That Fluid In The Toilet

FARMINGTON — Learning where the town’s water comes from and how to protect it was the topic presented Tuesday to fifth-graders at Cascade Brook School by the Maine Rural Water Association and the Farmington Village Corp. Water Department. MRWA Sourcewater Program Manager Susan Breau-Kelley joined Jane Woodman, business manager for the Farmington Water Department, to provide a fun, fact-filled hour on local water to four classes. The fifth-graders will one day soon become stewards of the town’s water, Breau-Kelley said. She travels around the state joining with rural water systems to teach youngsters about their local water source and how to protect it, Breau-Kelley said before the class began. “What we’re trying to prevent is contamination of the drinking water supply, which can be a considerable setback to a community,” Breau-Kelley said. (read more at Lewiston Sun Journal)

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