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10 Tips to Save Water for
Water Conservation Month
While the Southwest Water
Management District encourages water
conservation year round, there is extra
emphasis each April for Water Conserva-
tion Month.
With 10 simple tips, can lower your
monthly water bill and do your part to
save hundreds of gallons of water:
INDOOR
·
Only run your washing machine and
dishwasher when they are full.
·
Use the shortest clothes washing
cycle for lightly soiled loads; normal and
permanent press wash cycles use more
water.
·
Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator
or microwave, not under running water.
·
Scrape, don't rinse, your dishes
before loading in the dishwasher.
·
Install high-efficiency showerheads,
faucets and toilets.
OUTDOOR
Check your home's irrigation system
for leaks to save up to 6,300 gallons of
water per month.
·
Turn off your home's irrigation
system and only water as needed; save up
The tradition continued on Tuesday, April 15, when Citrus County deputies and firefighters joined Sheriff Jeff Dawsy in the annual Florida Law
to 2,000 gallons each time a watering day
Enforcement Torch Run that benefits Special Olympics Florida. Each year, this signature event highlights the law enforcement community's
is skipped.
year-round support of the Special Olympics. Law enforcement officers from more than 300 agencies around the state carry the "Flame of
·
Don't leave sprinklers unattended.
Father charged with death of infant son
Hope" in an intrastate relay of simultaneous routes throughout Florida, covering hundreds of miles.
Use a kitchen timer to remind yourself to
Public Helps
turn sprinklers off.
·
Use a hose with a shutoff nozzle
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
seemed "exhausted." After this happened,
Solve Headstone
when washing the car to save around 40
On April 17, detectives with the
Wygant said, he laid the child
gallons per wash.
Citrus County Sheriff s Office responded to
in the playpen and covered him
·
Consider installing a rain barrel with
Myster y
Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center in
with multiple layers of bedding,
a drip irrigation system for watering your
Crystal River due to the death of a 16 month-
which covered the child's entire
landscaping. Rainwater is free and better
old male child, Daymeon Wygant. The
body and head, and was tucked Wygant
for your plants because it doesn't contain
From CCSO
preliminary interviews with the deceased
under him, in such a way, as to
hard minerals.
Deputy Cridland, with the Cit-
baby's parents indicated that the child had
prevent him from receiving fresh air, ac-
Leaks are the biggest water waster,
rus County Sheriff s office, found a cem-
been placed in his playpen at approximately
cording to the report.
both inside and outside of your home.
etery headstone on a trail in Crystal River
7:00 a.m., and at approximately 8:15, was
Wygant did not check on the
You can use your water meter to check for
near Gator Ln. and Ali Terrace on Monday,
discovered to be not breathing. About 8:21
child for approximately five hours, during
leaks.
April 14. The sheriff s office stated that the
a.m., 9-1-1 was called and deputies and
which time, he played Xbox for 1.5 hours
headstone had not been reported as stolen
emergency medical services responded to
and watched three episodes of the televi-
or missing and wanted to return it to the
3450 S. Suncoast Blvd. in Homosassa.
sion series, "Fringe." When Wygant finally
rightful owner/s, therefore placed a plea on
The deceased child's father, 24
checked on his son, he was blue, not breath-
their Facebook page, "Please call (352) 726-
year-old Cody Eugene Wygant, was taken
ing and unresponsive to rescue efforts at-
1121 and ask for Deputy Cridland reference
to the CCSO's Emergency Operations Cen-
tempted by his family. Wygant stated that he
this case number: 2014-50859 if you know
ter for a follow-up interview. Wygant ad-
is the primary caregiver for his son and the
anything about this headstone or where it
mitted, that about 1:00 a.m. that morning,
only person present with him between about
belongs," along with a photo of the stone
he was very frustrated that the child was
1:00 and 8:15 a.m. on April 17.
which simply read: "Arthur A 1876-1956."
crying uncontrollably and preventing him
The child's body was taken to the
Within a short period of time, two CCSO
from playing online Xbox games, and he
Medical Examiner s Office for an autopsy.
fans, Cheryl Frame Brown and Laine Heard,
had placed his hand over the child's mouth
The Medical Examiner as not, as yet, deter-
had located where the stone belongs by way
and nose area for about 3 to 4 minutes. Af-
mined the cause and manner of death. How-
of uscemeteryproj.com and findagrave.com
ter this, he said, the child was lethargic and
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