Includes interactive explorations of pond food webs and how the water cycle affects pond life. Illustrates how a local river can be used as a focus for studies of local culture, geography, and environmental issues. Includes water quality, drinking water treatment and problems, waters risk assessments, lake monitoring and sampling, and more. Offers educational programs and conducts research on wastewater treatment and other aspects of water resources. Information about and from an education program focused on teaching about nonpoint source pollution, its effects on Southern California marine and inland waters, and preventing pollution.
Kids are the intended audience.
A portable display unit that can be used to study the small animal life of creeks, streams, and rivers. Site includes details of the project and the groups involved and online access to survey results. Includes ordering details and prices. Describes the differences between mineral and spring water, different types of mineral water, laws governing mineral water quality, and includes a collection of 986 labels from water bottles. High school science lesson plans for water quality testing and water law.