Water Quality Curriculum Web Resources

Career Information 

Environmental Chemist

• Environmental Chemist - Schools in the USA.com

Environmental Engineer

• Environmental Engineer  - Engineer Girl, National Academy of Engineering
• Environmental Engineer - U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Environmental Engineering Careers - American Academy of Environmental Engineers

Drinking Water Specialist

• Water Quality Scientist Profile - UK's official graduate careers website

Hydrogeologist

• Hydrogeologist Occupational Profile - UK's official graduate careers website
• What's a Hydrogeologist? - Environmental education for kids
• Hydrogeologist Profile - Environmental Litigation Associates

BA 1: Welcome to Hydroville

• The Oregon Well Water Program - Oregon State University Extension
• Water on Tap: What You Need to Know - US EPA publication #816-K-03-007 (October 2003)
• Drinking Water Resources from EHSC Outreach Program, OSU
• Toxicology, Environmental Inquiry, Authentic Scientific Inquiry for High School Students, Cornell University

BA 2: Topographic Maps and Models

• Source Water Protection - US EPA
• Visualizing Topography - Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University

ES Team Meeting #1- Site Investigator

• Formatting Hypotheses - Access Excellence
• The Scientific Method - Department of Counseling, Family Studies, and Educational Leadership, Southeastern Louisiana University

 BA 3: Source to Sink

• Public Drinking Water System - US EPA
• Pictorial tour of a Drinking Water Treatment Plant, City of Corvallis Public Works
• Farm Surface Water to Tap, Interactive Flash Animation, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

BA 4: What's in Your Drinking Water? 

• EPA Drinking Water Contaminants Fact Sheets
• Drinking Water Contaminants - US EPA
• EPA Posters & Videos
• Concise International Chemical Safety Documents - International Programme of Chemical Safety
• Environmental Health Perspectives, May 2006
  • Taking the Lead and Copper Rule to Task
  • Lesson: Getting the Lead Out (PDF)
  • Clean Air on the Fly?
  • Lesson: Cleaner Air and Water on the Fly (PDF)
• Groundwater Primer - US EPA Region 5 and Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University
• National Tap Water Quality Database - Environmental Working Group
• The Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water - US EPA
• ToxFAQs™ -  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Center for Disease Control

BA 5: Reading Water Quality Reports 

• Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) - US EPA
• Local Drinking Water Information - US EPA

ES Team Meeting #2 - Drinking Water Specialist

BA 6: Solution Concentrations

• How much is a part per million?, ExToxNet
• The Numbers Game, US EPA Superfund for Students and Teachers, US EPA

BA 7: Sampling and Monitoring

• Water Sampling Method, GLOBE in the City

ES Team Meeting #3 - Environmental Chemist

BA 8: Groundwater Basics

• Groundwater Model is now streamed on-line. Click here to open the video. It is used in Background Activity 8, but can also be used as a stand-alone teaching tool. It is a 20-minute video that covers aquifers, groundwater movement, contaminant plumes, and groundwater protection. Groundwater Model was produced by Hydroville Curriculum Project in collaboration with W. Todd Jarvis at the Institute for Water & Watersheds at Oregon State University. To obtain a copy, e-mail hcp@oregonstate.edu or call 541-737-8105.
• What is an Aquifer?, US EPA Superfund for Students and Teachers, US EPA
• What is Groundwater?- The Groundwater Foundation: Kids Corner
• Groundwater - Nature's Hidden Treasure - Environment Canada
• Groundwater Bacis (Brochure) - The Groundwater Foundation
• Groundwater models available:
  • Fisher Scientific
  • Groundwater Exploration Activity Model ($520.00 - note: "google it" and there are other vendors)
  • 2000 Sand and Gravel Groundwater Flow Simulator ($1,500.00)

BA 9: How Contaminants Move in Groundwater

• Groundwater, US EPA Superfund for Students and Teachers, US EPA
• The Water Debate Continues: Bottle vs. Tap - Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio

ES Team Meeting #4 - Hydrogeologist

• See ToxFAQs for trichloroethlyene, vinyl chloride, and chromium
• TCE Human Health Fact Sheet - Environmental Assessment Division of Argonne National Laboratory
• TCE Reduction Pathway, Department of Civil and Enviromental Engineering, University of Delaware

BA 10: Water Treatment Solutions for Homes 

• Home Water Treatment Devices – NSF International, The Public Health and Safety Company™
• Drinking Water Treatment Methods – Cyber-nook

BA 11: Remediation Technologies for Contaminated Sites

• Cleaning Up Our Land, Water and Air – US EPA
• Remediation- US EPA

ES Team Meeting #5 - Environmental Engineer

• Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk. 1998. Project Learning Tree.
• Decisions Based on Science. Pages 41-45. National Science Teacher Association. (1997). NSTA Press

Additional Water Quality Resources

Oregon Resources

• Healthy Waters Institute  - an education program of Oregon Trout
• Groundwater Stewardship in Oregon - Oregon State University Extension
• Northwest river flows and predicted river flows - Northwest River Forecast Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality - Water Quality
• Oregon Well Water Program - Oregon State University Extension
• Drinking Water Program - Oregon Department of Health Services
• Southern Willamette Valley Groundwater Management Area
• Oregon Association of Water Utilities - This non-profit organization can come to your classroom and give free presentations.
• Water Resources Department - State of Oregon
• USGS Water Resources of Oregon

National Resources

• American Institute of Hydrology
• American Water Resources Association
• National Ground Water Association
• US Environmental Protection Agency -Water
• USGS Water Science for Schools
• Wellowner.org  - Consumer information from the National Ground Water Association

International Resources

• Environment Canada - Freshwater
• Water Quality Association 

Web Glossaries

• Groundwater Glossary - California Department of Water Resources
• Drinking Water Glossary - US EPA Groundwater and Drinking Water  
• US Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Water Science Glossary of Terms
  • Water Basics
• Hydrocarbon Terms - US Microbics, Inc.

Telephone Resources

• OSU Extension Water Quality Education and Home*A*Syst Program 541-737-6294
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality  1-800-452-4011
• Oregon Health Division - Drinking Water Section 503-731-4010
• Oregon Water Resources Department - Ground Water Section 503-378-8455
• Safe Drinking Water Hotline - US EPA 1-800-426-4791

Water Quality Issues in the News

• Durham withheld bad lead-test results, The News & Observer, 12/22/06
• Boil-water advisory extended in North Vancouver CBS News, 11/14/05