Calling all private water well operators in Marion County! Did you know that the Marion County Public Health Department conducts groundwater assessments of neighborhoods across Marion County? Neighborhoods on wells are surveyed and private wells are sampled to determine the groundwater quality in that area. Go to the MCPHD Private Well Program website and click on […]
Great Lakes Now Resources for Middle School
Although school is coming to an end this year, Great Lakes Now offers a comprehensive set of middle school lesson plans that could be used at home or for early planning for the fall! The collection is divided into two sets plus a virtual field trip. Collection 1 – Exploration of the Great Lakes – […]
The USGS Active Groundwater Network
The United State Geological Survey (USGS) maintains a database of approximately 850,000 wells across the Nation. As a part of this effort, some 18,000 wells have water level and well information measured and aggregated into a media friendly GIF or GIS file known as the “Active Groundwater Level Network.” (Wells in the network have been […]
Learning at Home #4: Pollution
Learn about potential threats to groundwater contamination in Lesson 4 of the Groundwater Foundation’s online resources: Pollution. This lesson explores the concepts of Nitrates Pharmaceuticals and personal care products Improperly managed on-site wastewater treatment systems Overuse and depletion PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances – a group of chemicals that have been used in a wide […]
Learning at Home #3: Aquifers
In Lesson 3 of the Groundwater Foundation’s free learning resources, take a deep dive into aquifers, the feature that provides drinking water to millions of people around the world. Videos for this lesson include an introduction as well as an aquifer demonstration video. After finishing a couple of the exercises or coloring pages, create and […]
Learning at Home #2: The Water Cycle
The Groundwater Foundation has released a new (free) series of online resources for parents and teachers to learn about groundwater in the classroom or at home. After understanding groundwater basics in Lesson 1, Lesson 2 explores the water cycle – the constant move of water in the environment. Water is always on the move. From […]
