EditorialHouston Kids Learn the Value of Protecting the City's Drinking Water Supplies Houston Kids Learn the Value of Protecting the City's Drinking Water Supplies The Houston WaterWorks Water Festival marks 25 years of teaching kids about the importance of water and its protection. Appeared in print as "Safeguarding the Source" By Ted J. Rulseh October 2018 Hearts and Minds Order Digital Reprints Want a PDF of this article as it appeared in print? Order Here! Filed Under Texas Public Education Conservation National Weather Service Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! Exhibits at the festival teach kids about a variety of topics including recycling, hydroelectric power, water filtration, stormwater management, weather forecasting, flood plains, the water cycle, and water conservation. In 1993, a few team members at Houston Water were charged to create a festival with activities to teach kids about water and the water cycle. Last May the 25th annual Houston WaterWorks Water Festival drew about 1,100 elementary school children to the Discovery Green park near... Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories April 22, 2024 DOE Announces NAWI Funding to Advance Desalination and Water Reuse Technologies April 18, 2024 State-of-the-Art Renewable Energy Facility Features Vogelsang Equipment April 18, 2024 News Briefs: Study Says Green Wastewater Treatment Could Save the US Billions April 18, 2024 Three Screening Solutions to Efficiently Remove Debris at the Headworks April 17, 2024 News About Xylem, Flomatic, Zoeller Co. and More April 16, 2024 Prevent Buildup, Reduce Downtime and Lower Maintenance Costs with HydraForce Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.