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“Wat
ersh
ed”/
“Cat
chm
ent”
/ “D
rain
age
Bas
in”
are
all d
efin
ed a
s an
are
a o
f la
nd
th
at c
atch
es
and
co
nve
ys s
torm
wat
er b
elo
w
gro
un
d o
r al
on
g c
reek
s, d
itch
es,
gu
lleys
, an
d s
trea
ms
to t
he
low
est
colle
ctio
n p
lace
wit
hin
it
. E
very
bo
dy
of
wat
er h
as a
w
ater
shed
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ater
fro
m 7
Su
b-W
ater
shed
sfl
ow
s in
to B
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VE
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AK
E
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AV
ER
LA
KE
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TE
RS
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D
Faye
ttev
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rin
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ger
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ton
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N
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ES
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KIL
OM
ET
ER
S2W
HA
T I
S A
WA
TE
RS
HE
D?
Mis
sou
ri R
iver
B
asin
Oh
io R
iver
B
asin
Up
per
Mis
siss
ipp
i R
iver
Bas
in
Low
er M
issi
ssip
pi
Riv
er B
asin
Mis
sour
i Dep
artm
ent o
f Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es
Ten
nes
see
Riv
er
Bas
inA
rkan
sas-
Wh
ite-
Red
R
iver
Bas
in
AR
Geo
log
ical
Co
mm
issi
on
Bu
lleti
n 2
4
Fin
d B
eave
r La
ke a
nd
dra
w a
cir
cle
aro
un
d it
.
RE
D
1
3
4
2
WA
TE
RS
HE
DS
CO
ME
IN
MA
NY
SH
AP
ES
& S
IZE
S
Lik
e st
ack
ing
bo
wls
, a
wat
ersh
ed m
ay b
e p
art
of
on
e th
at is
larg
er
and
als
o h
ave
oth
er s
mal
ler
“S
UB
-WA
TE
RS
HE
DS
” in
sid
e it
.
MIS
SIS
SIP
PI R
IVE
R W
AT
ER
SH
ED
Find
& T
race
the
shap
e of
Ark
ansa
s
MA
JO
R A
RK
AN
SA
SW
AT
ER
SH
ED
S1. M
issi
ssip
pi-
St.
Fra
nci
s2. W
hit
e-C
ach
e3. A
rkan
sas
4. O
uach
ita
5. R
ed
FIL
L I
N e
ach
Ma
jor
Ark
an
sas
Wat
ersh
ed a
rea
wit
h a
dif
fere
nt
colo
r an
d W
RIT
E t
he
wat
ersh
ed
nam
es w
her
e th
ey b
elo
ng
on
the
map
to th
e le
ft. S
ee M
ap #
5. R
ed
Riv
er W
ater
shed
fo
r ex
amp
le. 3
&
PT
&
Th
e W
AT
ER
CY
CLE
is
mad
e u
p o
f p
roce
sses
th
at c
on
tin
ual
ly m
ove
w
ater
fro
m t
he
sky
do
wn
war
d o
nto
, ac
ross
, in
to, a
nd
b
elo
w E
arth
’s s
urf
ace,
an
d t
hen
bac
k u
p t
o
the
sky.
PIC
TU
RE
/WO
RD
M
AT
CH
:W
rite
th
e W
AT
ER
C
YC
LE p
roce
ss
abb
revi
atio
n in
th
e sp
ace
wh
ere
it b
elo
ng
s o
n t
he
WA
TE
R C
YC
LE
pic
ture
.
4T
HE
WA
TE
R C
YC
LE
In e
ach
bo
x, d
raw
a p
ictu
re o
r m
ake
a lis
t o
f th
ing
s yo
u t
hin
k ar
e p
art
of
the
pro
cess
ind
icat
ed b
y th
e b
ox
titl
e.
CO
LLE
CT
ION
(C
O)
PR
EC
IPIT
AT
ION
(P
T)
TR
AN
SP
IRA
TIO
N (
TR
)
EV
AP
OR
AT
ION
(E
V)
CO
ND
EN
SA
TIO
N (
CN
)
RE
SP
IRA
TIO
N (
RS
)
5G
o T
o P
age
18 f
or
WA
TE
R C
YC
LE P
RO
CE
SS
Defi
nit
ion
s
In e
ach
box
(bel
ow),
mak
e a
list
of t
hing
s yo
u m
ight
do
or
see
in t
he la
nd u
se
area
s pi
ctur
ed.
Mo
re r
oo
fs &
pav
emen
t ca
use
m
ore
rai
n r
un
off
& fl
oo
din
g.
DR
AW
Po
ssib
le P
ollu
tio
n S
ou
rces
& C
OLO
R t
he
Map
Wri
te L
AN
D U
SE
nam
es
whe
re th
ey b
elon
g in
the
gray
box
es o
n th
e m
ap.
6LA
ND
US
E A
RE
AS
BU
SIN
ES
SE
S &
ST
OR
ES
NE
IGH
BO
RH
OO
DS
FIE
LDS
& F
OR
ES
TS
FAR
MIN
G &
RA
NC
HIN
G
OU
TD
OO
R F
UN
CO
NS
TR
UC
TIO
N &
MIN
ING 7
NO
N-P
OIN
T S
OU
RC
E p
ollu
tan
ts a
re m
ore
dif
ficu
lt t
o id
enti
fy a
nd
reg
ula
te
than
PO
INT
SO
UR
CE
po
lluta
nts
. Th
is is
wh
y it
is im
po
rtan
t fo
r ci
tize
ns
like
you
to
hel
p r
edu
ce N
ON
-PO
INT
SO
UR
CE
po
lluti
on
.
NO
N-P
OIN
T S
OU
RC
E p
ollu
tan
ts in
clu
de:
•S
edim
ent
(dir
t an
d s
oil)
car
ried
in r
ain
wat
er
run
off
wh
ere
pla
nts
hav
e b
een
rem
ove
d•
Bac
teri
a an
d v
iru
ses
fro
m g
arb
age,
litt
er,
an
d w
aste
•Fe
rtili
zers
, her
bic
ides
, an
d p
esti
cid
es u
sed
on
law
ns,
ag
ricu
ltu
ral fi
eld
s, g
olf
co
urs
es
ru
no
ff o
r se
ep in
to g
rou
nd
wat
er•
Litt
er a
nd
imp
rop
erly
han
dle
d g
arb
age
or
tras
h•
Ro
ad s
alt,
an
ti-f
reez
e, g
as, g
reas
e, o
il, a
nd
oth
er c
ar r
elat
ed p
ollu
tan
ts r
un
off
par
kin
g lo
ts•
Toxi
c ch
emic
als
and
hea
vy m
etal
s fr
om
car
exh
aust
, ash
fro
m c
oal
-fire
d p
ow
er p
lan
ts,
an
d in
du
stri
al w
aste
Sed
imen
t in
Bea
ver
Lake
Sed
imen
t
Soil e
rosi
on
NO
AA
NO
N-P
OIN
T S
OU
RC
E P
OLL
UT
ION
is c
arri
ed t
o a
str
eam
or
lake
by
win
d o
r th
e fl
ow
of
rain
or
irri
gat
ion
wat
er a
cro
ss a
larg
e la
nd
su
rfac
e ar
ea.
PO
INT
SO
UR
CE
PO
LLU
TIO
Nis
del
iver
ed t
o a
str
eam
or
lake
th
rou
gh
a
pip
e o
r fr
om
a s
pec
ific
site
.P
OIN
T S
OU
RC
ES
fo
r p
ollu
tan
ts in
clu
de:
•Fa
cto
ry s
mo
kest
acks
an
d v
ents
•S
ewer
s an
d w
aste
wat
er t
reat
men
t
faci
litie
s•
Mo
tor
exh
aust
•M
ines
or
Wel
ls f
or
Foss
il-fu
els
(co
al, o
il,
nat
ura
l gas
)•
Lan
dfi
ll B
iom
ass
(wo
od
& w
aste
incl
ud
ing
ya
rd w
aste
, met
rop
olit
an s
olid
was
te,
pel
leti
zed
sew
age,
an
imal
was
te s
lud
ge;
w
aste
-gen
erat
ed m
eth
ane)
8W
AT
ER
SH
ED
PO
LLU
TIO
N
WA
TE
R C
AR
RIE
S P
OLL
UTA
NT
S O
N T
HE
GR
OU
ND
OR
PA
VE
D
SU
RFA
CE
S IN
TO
ST
OR
M D
RA
INS
, DIT
CH
ES
, CR
EE
KS
, & R
IVE
RS
.
NE
VE
R P
OU
R T
HE
FO
LLO
WIN
G S
UB
STA
NC
ES
O
N T
HE
GR
OU
ND
: •
Die
sel,
Gas
, Oil,
or
Au
tom
oti
ve F
luid
s•
Car
Was
h D
eter
gen
t o
r W
ax
•H
azar
do
us
Ho
use
ho
ld C
hem
ical
s•
Pai
nt,
Sea
lan
ts, o
r S
olv
ents
PIC
K U
P A
ND
PR
OP
ER
LY S
TO
RE
OR
DIS
PO
SE
O
F T
HE
FO
LLO
WIN
G S
UB
STA
NC
ES
:•
Exc
ess
Fert
ilize
r, H
erb
icid
es, P
esti
cid
es•
Gar
bag
e, L
itte
r, Tr
ash
•G
rass
Clip
pin
gs,
Lea
ves,
Yar
d W
aste
•P
et W
aste
TH
ING
S Y
OU
CA
N D
O T
O R
ED
UC
E N
ON
-PO
INT
SO
UR
CE
PO
LLU
TIO
N
CO
LOR
TH
E P
ICT
UR
E
Haz
ardous
Polluta
nts
Litt
er in
sto
rm d
rain
s
Dra
w A
RR
OW
S
to s
ho
w t
he
flo
w p
ath
s o
f ra
in o
r ir
rig
atio
n
wat
er c
arry
ing
N
ON
-PO
INT
S
OU
RC
E
po
lluta
nts
fro
m
acro
ss t
he
lan
d
surf
ace
area
to
a s
trea
m o
r la
ke.
Dra
w S
TAR
S
wh
erev
er t
her
e ar
e P
OIN
T
SO
UR
CE
S o
f w
ater
po
lluti
on
th
at w
ou
ld b
e d
eliv
ered
to
a
stre
am o
r la
ke
thro
ug
h a
pip
e.
9
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CASTOR AND RANDY’SWATER FUN FACTS SCAVENGER HUNT
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11
FIN
D T
HE
SIG
N W
ITH
T
HE
MA
TC
HIN
G
WA
TE
R F
UN
FA
CT
& F
ILL
IN T
HE
B
LAN
KS
BE
LOW
Find
the
fact
s on
the
Bea
ver
Wat
er D
istr
ict
Web
site
(ww
w.b
wdh
2o.o
rg)
EDU
CA
TIO
N &
OU
TREA
CH
/STU
DEN
T w
ebpa
ge o
r vi
sit
the
Educ
atio
n C
ente
r at
30
1 N
. Pri
mro
se R
oad
in L
owel
l, A
R
SK
ETC
H o
r S
TIC
KER
SP
OT
12
WA
TE
R F
UN
FA
CT
SS
CA
VE
NG
ER
HU
NT
WIT
H C
AS
TO
R
WA
TE
R F
UN
FA
CT
S
1. I
t ta
kes
____
__ g
allo
ns
of
wat
er t
o g
row
th
e w
hea
t fo
r 1
slic
e o
f __
____
____
____
__.
2. _
____
_ g
allo
ns
of
wat
er a
re n
eed
ed t
o r
un
th
e d
ish
was
her
___
____
_. 3
. Mo
re w
ater
is u
sed
fo
r __
____
____
____
____
____
___
than
fo
r d
rin
kin
g.
4. A
sh
ow
er u
ses
____
__ g
allo
ns
of
wat
er, b
ut
a b
ath
use
s __
____
. 5
. Bru
sh y
ou
r te
eth
wit
h t
he
wat
er o
ff t
o s
ave
____
__ g
allo
ns
of
wat
er.
6. O
nly
___
___
% o
f h
ou
seh
old
wat
er is
use
d f
or
____
____
____
____
__.
7. A
___
____
____
____
__ f
auce
t w
aste
s __
____
gal
lon
s o
f w
ater
eac
h
day
. 8
. It
take
s __
____
ho
urs
to
tre
at _
____
_ g
allo
n o
f B
eave
r La
ke w
ater
fo
r u
se.
9. I
t ta
kes
____
__ g
allo
ns
of
wat
er t
o g
row
th
e co
tto
n t
o m
ake
a ki
d’s
__
____
____
____
____
.10
. ___
___
gal
lon
s o
f w
ater
are
nee
ded
to
mak
e 1
pai
r o
f je
ans.
11. A
no
rmal
load
of
____
____
____
____
__ t
akes
___
___
gal
lon
s o
f w
ater
.12
. Yo
ur
____
____
____
____
__ is
ove
r tw
o-t
hir
ds
____
____
____
____
__.
13. Y
ou
can
live
fo
r a
mo
nth
wit
ho
ut
____
____
_, b
ut
on
ly a
___
____
__
wit
ho
ut
wat
er.
14. I
t ta
kes
____
__ b
ath
tub
s fu
ll o
f w
ater
to
pro
du
ce 1
___
____
____
____
_.15
. ___
____
____
____
____
_ o
nce
sw
am in
an
d d
ran
k th
e w
ater
th
at
____
____
__ d
rin
k to
day
.16
. Ou
r d
rin
kin
g w
ater
co
mes
fro
m _
____
____
____
____
____
___.
Yo
u c
an
hel
p k
eep
it _
____
____
____
____
_.1
3
SK
ETC
H o
r S
TIC
KER
SP
OT
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the
fact
s on
the
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ver
Wat
er D
istr
ict
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TIO
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TREA
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sit
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Educ
atio
n C
ente
r at
30
1 N
. Pri
mro
se R
oad
in L
owel
l, A
R
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D T
HE
SIG
N W
ITH
T
HE
MA
TC
HIN
G
WA
TE
R F
UN
FA
CT
& F
ILL
IN T
HE
B
LAN
KS
BE
LOW
14
WA
TE
R F
UN
FA
CT
SS
CA
VE
NG
ER
HU
NT
WIT
H R
AN
DY
WA
TE
R F
UN
FA
CT
S
1. S
ho
wer
ing
req
uir
es _
__ g
allo
n o
f w
ater
eve
ry f
ew _
____
____
___.
2. T
he
clea
nes
t w
ater
is r
equ
ired
fo
r __
____
____
____
__.
3. M
ost
fre
sh w
ater
is u
sed
fo
r __
____
____
____
__ a
nd
__
____
____
____
__.
4. D
ew is
a f
orm
of
____
____
____
____
____
____
. 5
. Liq
uid
wat
er c
han
ges
to
___
____
____
_ d
uri
ng
eva
po
rati
on
. 6
. Wat
er e
vap
ora
tin
g f
rom
pla
nts
is c
alle
d _
____
____
____
____
___.
7. W
ater
th
at d
rain
s o
ff o
f st
reet
s g
oes
into
___
____
___
and
___
____
___.
8. _
____
____
____
____
___
is t
he
dri
pp
ing
of
rain
or
sno
wm
elt
do
wn
th
rou
gh
th
e so
il. 9
. Wat
er _
____
____
____
____
___
is in
visi
ble
.10
. Wat
er is
mad
e u
p o
f __
____
____
____
_ an
d _
____
____
____
__ a
tom
s.11
. Wat
er _
____
____
___
at 1
00o C
(21
2o F
).12
. Th
e p
refi
x __
____
____
__ m
ean
s “w
ater
.”13
. ___
____
____
____
____
____
_ is
th
e n
um
ber
on
e p
ollu
tan
t in
str
eam
s an
d r
iver
s.14
. Hal
f o
f E
arth
’s _
____
____
____
____
_ an
d _
____
____
____
____
_ liv
e in
th
e w
ater
.15
. Eve
ry _
____
____
____
____
_ u
ses
abo
ut
____
_ g
allo
ns
of
wat
er e
ach
d
ay.
16. I
t ta
kes
abo
ut
____
____
gal
lon
s o
f w
ater
to
bu
ild a
car
.1
5
INTAKE
FLASH MIX & FLOC
16 DRINKING WATER TREATMENTPROCESSES
INTAKE: Taking lake water out of the lake and in to the treatment plant.
FLASH MIX & FLOC: Adding alum and other chemicals to lake water creates tiny sticky particles called “FLOC” that attract dirt to form increasingly larger and heavier particles.
COAGULATION: Combining of small particles to form larger, heavier particles.
SEDIMENTATION: Sinking and settling of particles downward.
FILTRATION: Passing of water through materials which remove the smallest particles.
DISINFECTION: Addition of chlorine to kill bacteria and micro-organisms.
STORAGE: Holding or retaining treated water in clearwells.
DISTRIBUTION: Directing treated water through systems of pipes to city water utilities from which it is sold and delivered to consumers.
17DRINKING WATER TREATMENTPROCESS Definitions
EVAPORATION: The process that changes liquid into a VAPOR. Sunlight on oceans, lakes, and streams heats the water. Water molecules, as steam or vapor, are released into the air.
Water molecules are made up of 2 Hydrogen atoms + 1 Oxygen atom = “H2O”
CONDENSATION: The process that changes water vapor into liquid. Air carries moisture as water vapor. When air cools, water molecules combine to form droplets. Clouds are made up of very tiny water droplets.
RESPIRATION: Breathing process in which oxygen (O) is inhaled and carbon (C) dioxide (O2) or “CO2” and water vapor are exhaled.
PRECIPITATION: The condensation of water vapor into larger, heavier droplets. As air temperature cools to the point that the air can no longer hold the droplets, they are released from clouds in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
COLLECTION: Precipitation falls on oceans, lakes, streams, or on land, where it either soaks in to refill ground water or flows over the surface back into streams, lakes, or the ocean.
TRANSPIRATION: Evaporation of water carried upward from plant roots to pores on the undersides of leaves where it is changed to vapor and released to the air.
18 WATER CYCLE PROCESSDefinitions
Personal Habits Often Sometimes Never
Home water audit
Keep showers to under 5 minutes
Use only a little water in the bathtub
Turn off the water while brushing your teeth
Put water in the sink when washing up
use it to flush tissues
Use a broom to clean the driveway or sidewalk
Use a bucket when washing the car
Use a turn-off nozzle on the end of the hose
off and on
Turn water faucet off tight
Put water in the kitchen sink to wash and rinse dishes
Source: www.wateruseitwisely.com
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