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Clean Water
Act 30th Anniversary |
Observed around the country, National Water Monitoring Day on October 18, 2002 was sponsored by the America's Clean Water Foundation to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. It was part of Congress's proclamation that 2002 is the Year of Clean Water. During that day, schools, water monitoring groups, environmental organizations, and government agencies sampled their local waterways and submitted their data to a nationwide database. Amazingly, 22 Creek Connections schools sampled 36 sites throughout Western Pennsylvania for the event. Read full article - click here |
Items related to this event:
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Creek
Connections Newsletter Articles:
Celebrate - Clean Water Act 30 Years Old
Find out a little bit about the Clean Water Act - why it was created, what it does, and why you should care about it.Point vs. NonPoint Source Pollution Mini Quiz
Take this quick quiz to see if you know the difference between these two types of pollution and get the answers for it here.Creek Connections Schools Participate in National Water Monitoring Day
Which schools particiapted and why?Student Thoughts on Clean Water
Read what some middle and high school students thought about water quality and laws protecting water. More quotes are found here than were published in the newsletter.
Database:
October 18 - National Water Monitoring Day Creek Connections School Data
This Microsoft Excel document shows the data collected by Creek Connections schools on or near October 18, 2002. This data is used for the below data analysis excercise.Data Analysis Exercises/Worksheet using National Water Monitoring Day Data
This Microsoft Word Document contains various data analysis/interpretation questions about the Creek Connections schools' National Water Monitoring Day database.
Teachers that want an answer key for this worksheet should email the Project Coordinator of Creek Connections to request it.
EMAIL - cresek@allegheny.eduNationwide Database
Unfortunately, the nationwide database created for the National Water Monitoring Day is not very user-friendly, but you can see water quality data collected from across the country.
Additional Resources:
Clean Water Act Websites to Explore
Since it is the 30th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, use these sites to learn more about the Clean Water Act.December 9 Issue of Creek Connections newsletter
Read articles and selected content from this issue of the newsletter.
