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Information Top	Basic Water Law Water Rights Law: Prior Appropriations    California Water Facts California Water Primer California River and Water Systems    What can I do to protect groundwater quality? Earth 911... Making Everyday Earth Day    What is Acid Rain? http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/8h.html     Water Quality Setting Standards for Safe Drinking Water. (EPA) Current Drinking Water Standards (EPA) Do's and Don'ts Around the Home. (EPA) Important Water Quality Factors Background on Chemical Parameters of Stream Water Making "Cause and Effect" Water Quality Connection
Resources Top	Artificial Recharge Artificial Recharge (USGS) Aquifer Storage and Recovery in California (USGS) Groundwater recharge using State Water Project water (from the aqueduct that passes through the High Desert on its way to Lake Silverwood) in the Yucca Valley area. (see picture below)      Sustainable Groundwater Management Sustainability of Groundwater Resources (USGS) Adjudicated Ground Water Basins in California. (DWR) Seven Steps for Managing Groundwater Supplies (DWR) Groundwater Management in California--Six Methods Under Current Law (DWR) Ground Water Management Districts or Agencies in California (DWR) Components of a Groundwater Management Plan (DWR)  Integrated Resources Evaluative Checklist (DWR)      Water Quantity Water Resources of the United States (USGS)  Watershare: Water reclaimation & managing water in the Pacific West   (DOI-BR) Sharing Water with Nature Water Supply in the Mojave River Ground-Water Basin, 1931-99, and the Benefits of Artificial Recharge (USGS) Geologic Setting, Geohydrology, and Ground-Water Quality near the Helendale Fault in the Mojave River Basin Source and Movement of Ground Water in the Western Part of the Mojave Desert Movement and Age of Ground Water in the Western Part of the Mojave Desert Regional Water Table (2000) and Ground-Water-Level Changes in the Mojave River and the Morongo Ground-Water Basins Simulation of Ground-Water Flow in the Mojave River Basin Simulation of Water-Management Alternatives in the Mojave River Ground-Water Basin Lithologic and Ground-Water Data for Monitoring Sites in the Mojave River and Morongo Ground-Water Basins,  1992-98 Regional Water Table (2002) and Water-Level Changes in the Mojave River and Morongo Ground-Water Basins Regional Water Table (2004) and Water-Level Changes in the Mojave River and Morongo Ground-Water Basins, Hydrogeologic Framework of Aquifer Sysytem in Desert SW Mojave Water Agency Water-Level Contour Map Infiltration of Water in the Desert (55100) Channel Incision and Riparian Cottonwoods: Mojave River, CA    Water Quality Cleaner Water through Conservation (EPA) How excessive water use affects water quality. (EPA) Endangered Streams (WCEI) Bioindicators Of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board Education Water Quality Infromation (USGS) Home Water Quality and Safety Evaluation of Volatile Organic Compounds in Two Mojave Desert Basins/Mojave River and Antelope Valley in San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Kern Counties, California, June−October 2002 Drink Water and Water Quality (EPA) Groundwater and Drinking Water Quality (EPA)    Water Treatment Water Treatment Process (EPA) Take a "Virtual Visit" to a wastewater treatment plant http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/watertreatmentplant/index.html Victor Valley Wastewater Reclaimation Authority (VVWRA) Recycled Water Program Virtual Tour of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Septic Systems (GWF) http://www.groundwater.org/kc/images/septic_system_color_sheet.pdf
Activities Top	Water Quality What is up with our Nation's waters? (EPA)  America's Clean Water Foundation (ACWF) World Water Monitoring Day (October 18th) Global Water Sampling Project: An Investigation of Water Quality (time sensitive, grades 9-12) Take a Dip: The Water in Our Lives (time sensitive, grades 6-8) H2O University Victor Valley Wastewater Reclaimation Authority Virtual Tour of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Fieldtrip Opportunity Water Can Be Recycled Kids Coloring Page Recycled Water Word Search Recycled Water Treatment Process Vocabulary List The Aqua Venturer - A Global Timeline and Database of Water Use, Abuse and Treatment Water Treatment Decision Path Interactive. Students treat water pollution. Water and Germs  is an activity that is full of easy to understand facts about the nature of water born germs and their transmission. Volunteer Monitoring (EPA) Stream Marsh/Wetland Lake Water Quality Monitoring Water Quality Background on Chemical Parameters of Stream Water LaMotte Lesson Plans  , designed to be used with LaMotte test kits, help organize an existing curriculum, allowing teachers to spend more time on hands-on activities that meet key classroom learning objectives and improve student achievement. Stroud Water Research Center's Leaf Pack Network This pilot project involves groups of teachers and students investigating local stream ecology.  WaterRose Environmental *...Your guide to aquatic life and ecology interests on the internet
Curriculum Top	Conservation Connection Conservation Connection - Teacher Guide Conservation Connection - Student Book
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