… by simply adopting rational water use. I thought that the amount they saved was so huge—even though I don’t know their total monthly consumption—and they did it by practicing actions so basic that everyone should do the same that I decided to post it.

The Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo is the newest partner in the PURA Program (Program for the Rational use of Water) develop by Sabesp, the state water company. According to the institution, PURA targets the water demand by public and private establishments in the state of Sao Paulo.

The establishment adopts technological and awareness raising measures to deal with the scarcity of hydric resources. In the Zoo’s facilities, for instance, toilet bowls, faucets and drinking fountains have been replaced with devices that shut off the water automatically, so that no water is wasted. In addition, they carry out inspections to detect any water leaks—which is the least they can do!

Read this post at the Xis-Xis Blog: Zoo saves one million, three hundred litres in one month…