H20 What Do You Know?

Water, our most precious resource. It is important that our children grow into responsible adults who can make logical decisions that will result in a sustainable water supply for the future. Teaching children to value and protect their drinking water is an important investment in the future, as well as an excellent way to send a message home to parents: Conservation is everybody's responsibility.

Drinking Water Awareness Week, May 2 -8th, 2010

Check out www.awwa.org to celebrate Drinking Water Awareness Week. For more than 30 years, the American Water Works Association and its members  have celebrated Drinking Water Week. Join AWWA in celebrating what Only Tap Water Delivers that no other water can.

An interesting project students could do during Drinking Water Awareness week:

Time Capsule

Burying a time capsule is a unique way to celebrate Drinking Water Week. This might tie in with observance of a major anniversary.

  1. Gather historic documents and implements.
  2. Invite local celebrities to contribute meaningful items.
  3. Include a typical water bill, the annual report, your Consumer Confidence Report, and any other things you can think of that might interest people 100 years from today--or whenever you choose to set the great digging up day.

Drinking Water & Our Health

The health and livelihood of Americans depends on the availability of a safe drinking water supply. In some portions of the nation drinking water is a scarce resource, while in other areas abundant water supplies are available. Community water systems now supply drinking water to over 80 percent of the U.S. population. Other citizens drink water from private sources, mostly wells. Increasing water demands from a growing population, economic expansion and increasing use per capita mean that we need to emphasize the wise use, proper management and protection of this resource.(http://www.usawaterquality.org)

This web site was designed to enable teachers to access water conservation resources. This resource includes access to free information, articles, water conservation units, lesson plans, experiments, book list, and activities to help facilitate instruction of the concept of water. All the lesson plans are geared for K-6, however, most can be adapted to fit a specific level of instruction.

Bellingham Waterways:

As our seasons begin to change, watch and enjoy the wonders of the lakes and water ways of Bellingham as they change dramatically. Take a look around you as the lakes and rivers in your area come into bloom. The photos posted were taken in February. We will be posting spring photos soon. Stay tuned. . .

 

Our Water Resources

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Pages created by Kim Hill along with Bellingham DPW's Public Education Water Administrator, Lori Fafard