Fourth Annual Lee County Water Festival – “Make Every Drop Count”

by Anne Miller, District Administrative Coordinator, Opelika Field Office, AL

The 4th Annual Lee County Water Festival, with the theme “Make Every Drop Count,” was a big success again in 2007. The Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District, Natural Resources Conservation Service Opelika Field Office, and community partners coordinated and implemented the plan to make this year’s event a success.

The Lee County Water Festival is FREE to all 4th grade students in Lee County and is non-profit event for educational purposes only. Over 1,960 students attended the 2007 Lee County Water Festival. Every student, teacher, and volunteer received a Water Festival t-shirt.

The mission of the Lee County Water Festival is to educate students and their families about all aspects of surface water and groundwater and other related natural resources (such as wetlands, forestry, wildlife and much more) and to instill in them a general environmental awareness and stewardship ethic. Students and their teachers will go home with increased knowledge and awareness of the importance of our precious water resources and on becoming good environmental stewards of these resources.

This 4th Annual Lee County Water Festival could not have taken place without the assistance of community volunteers, Lee County governmental officials, utilities, local businesses and the Haley Center Staff. High School Earth Team Volunteers spent their spring break helping get the supplies counted and ready for each class.

The Water Festival is not only beneficial to students and their teachers. It is also helpful to the local community. This event helps cities meet the Phase II Storm Water Educational requirement established by the Federal Stormwater Management and Permitting Program.

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