Education

• Do you need a speaker for a Water or Wastewater related topic?

  Need A Speaker?

  The City of Lakeland Water Utilities Water Conservation Specialist is available to coordinate speakers for various water utility and water conservation topics.  Please contact Ruffin Gray at Ruffin.Gray@Lakelandgov.net or 863.834.6295 for more information.

• Would you like a Hydrologic Cycle Poster?

  Download Hydrologic Cycle Poster

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  About the poster:

  • Hydrologic Cycle (6-Adult) 11 x 17 in.
  • Poster Audience: Grades 6-Adult.
  • Description: Hydrologic cycle diagram with glossary of hydrologic terms
• Utility Locating Information: Call before you dig.

  

  Call 811 from anywhere in Florida two full business days before digging, and your call will be routed to us.

  Tell the operator where you're planning to dig, what type of work you will be doing and your affected local utility companies will be notified about your intent to dig.

  In a couple days, they'll send a locator to mark the approximate location of underground lines, pipes and cables in your yard, so you'll know what's below - and be able to dig safely

  Click Here for more Information from Sunshine811.

• Students and Teachers

  Links for Students & Teachers

  • North American Association for Environmental Education
  • Water – Use It Wisely
  • American Water Works Association – Drink Tap
  • GRACE Communications Foundation - Water Program
• Properly Dispose of Unused, Unwanted, or Expired Medication

  Safely Dispose of Unwanted Medication

  The City of Lakeland Water Department would like to ask citizens not to flush unwanted prescription medications down the toilet because flushing medications leads to water pollution. 

  Sewage treatment plants are currently not designed to remove medication from the wastewater, so the chemicals end up in our waterways, which can have a negative impact on the water quality and on the wildlife that depend on that water.

  You can safely get rid of unwanted medications by using the secure prescription drop box located in the Lakeland Police Department lobby.

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  For More Information:

  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection - How to Dispose of Unwanted Medication
  • Food and Drug Administration - Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know
  • Florida Rural Water Association - To Flush or Not to Flush
• Please Don't Flush the Wipes

  How To Dispose of Wet Wipes

  Most wet wipes say that they are flushable, but we ask that they please be disposed of in the garbage.  Wet wipes typically do not break down like toilet paper does, which can cause blockages and other potentially expensive problems in homes and at the wastewater treatment plants.

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  For more information:

  • Sewer Lines Constricted By “Flushable” Wipes
  • Flushed wipes costing millions in blockages - says water company
  • North Liberty Homeowner Pays Thousands in Repairs after Sewage Clog 
  • Wet Wipes Box Says Flush; New York’s Sewer System Says Don’t