Getting Started...

Work through the following pages. If you need help ask a parent, teacher, or another adult.

1. Because clean water is important, protecting water is important.
   Why is clean water important to you?

    

2. Making sure water is clean and safe for animals and people to use is called protecting water quality. Everything we do can affect water quality. That's because anything that goes on the land or down the drain can travel into creeks, rivers, or water that is under the ground.

   Can you think of something that you use every day that goes down the drain?

3. Something that harms the water and causes water pollution upstream may travel downstream and cause water pollution in your backyard.

   With the help of a parent or a teacher, get a map and find the nearest stream or river to your home. Can you name a town that is located upstream from you?

   Can you name a town that is located downstream from you?

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