{"id":311,"date":"2011-08-30T17:49:21","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T22:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/?p=311"},"modified":"2017-03-05T10:11:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T16:11:15","slug":"wartime-water-conservation-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/wartime-water-conservation-posters","title":{"rendered":"World War II water conservation posters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I found these water conservation posters <a href=\"http:\/\/watercrunch.com\/2009\/02\/5-wartime-water-conservation-posters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">online<\/a> a few years ago and have been holding onto them. Many cities and other organizations create marketing materials to educate people about water conservation. In this day and time, it is strange to think about getting people to conserve water for the good of their nation, particularly for a war effort. It is hard to think about anyone rationing or conserving today for a war effort (even though we are presently at war). Today, pleas for water conservation are made for the <a title=\"Water IQ water conservation campaign ads\" href=\"http:\/\/austin.wateriqknowyourwater.org\/ad-campaign.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">environment&#8217;s sake<\/a>, your <a title=\"Denver Water Conservation campaign idea\" href=\"http:\/\/www.denverwater.org\/Conservation\/UseOnlyWhatYouNeed\/PhotoGallery\/#35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">personal footprint sake<\/a>, or for <a title=\"Conserving water saves money\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/50192211@N07\/5926236497\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">money saving sake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" title=\"Water conservation in the kitchen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wartime-water-conservation-poster5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Wartime water conservation poster #1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wartime-water-conservation-poster5.jpg\" alt=\"Wartime water conservation poster1\" width=\"400\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water conservation in the kitchen<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" title=\"Smart car washing tip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wartime-water-conservation-poster4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Wartime water conservation poster #4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wartime-water-conservation-poster4.jpg\" alt=\"Wartime water conservation poster4\" width=\"400\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smart car washing tip<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" title=\"We wouldn't want this, right?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wartime-water-conservation-poster3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Wartime water conservation poster #3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wartime-water-conservation-poster3.jpg\" alt=\"Wartime water conservation poster 3\" width=\"400\" height=\"297\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">We wouldn&#8217;t want this, right?<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" title=\"Cold water in a jiffy!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wartime-water-conservation-poster1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Wartime water conservation poster #1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wartime-water-conservation-poster1.jpg\" alt=\"Wartime water conservation poster 1\" width=\"400\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cold water in a jiffy!<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 319px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" title=\"Well, maybe the war industry should conserve\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wartime-water-conservation-poster2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Wartime water conservation poster #2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wartime-water-conservation-poster2.jpg\" alt=\"Wartime water conservation poster 2\" width=\"309\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Well, maybe the war industry should conserve<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now the ideas behind these ads may have been good and fit with other wartime rationing campaigns at that time, but they don&#8217;t really make sense. Nearly all water is supplied regionally. Your local watersheds\/reservoirs or local aquifers supply your city with water. We don&#8217;t pump water across the US to supply other areas like we do with electricity. Therefore, the thought that conserving water where you live would add water for use by the war industry is just weird. Now if you had a factory in your city that was making items for the war, then you could maybe make the claim that saving water will allow the factory to have more water to make the war items with, but this is still a silly idea.<\/p>\n<p>Since we are presently at war and with the South in a horrible drought, maybe this kind of water conservation message could get more people to conserve water. Anything would help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I found these water conservation posters online a few years ago and have been holding onto them. 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