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The City of Ann Arbor's Water Treatment Plant provides 120,000 customers with over six billion gallons of water per year. A2H2O regularly wins state-wide water tasting tests.
| Try the interactive tour of "How Water Works" provided by the American Water Works Assn. |
Once used in homes or businesses, Ann Arbor's waters flow from drains, through pipes and to Ann Arbor's Wastewater Treatment Plant, where the discharged water is of a higher quality going into the river than when it was originally captured upstream.
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| Rainwater needs to be managed to prevent flooding and contamination. Urban storm water flows into 'storm drains' at street curbs. Used motor oil, pesticides and other toxics do not belong in storm drains. Students have helped install signs on storm drains stating "No Dumping. Flows to River." Also see www.a2gov.org/storm |
The Huron River Watershed Council, based in Ann Arbor, assists communities along the Huron with workshops for citizens and policy-makers, "Adopt-A-Stream" activities, and fact sheets on water quality protection and conservation. |
Ever tasted well water? Besides rivers and lakes, fresh water flows underground in aquifers. It's important to avoid toxic chemicals from spills, pesticide applications, improper paint disposal, etc., from reaching open water or leaking through the soil to groundwater.
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The Groundwater Institute has special youth pages and information on the water cycle. |
| The Great Lakes hold an estimated six quadrillion gallons of water, about 1/5th of the world's fresh surface supply and 9/10ths of the U.S. water supply. |
The Great Lakes Commission, based in Ann Arbor, provides research and regional information exchange on Great Lakes issues. |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has education pages and activities for students and teachers. Try your hand at identifying "what's wrong" with the linked picture of water contamination in everyday life. Find more at: www.epa.gov |
Global Rivers Environmental Education Network links students online around the world to swap data on their local river water quality measurements. It was started by the Prof. Bill Stapp and his students at the University of Michigan's SNR&E. |
| Selected links on the City of Ann Arbor's web pages include:
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The American Water Works Association is the world's largest association of water professionals. The website provides technical information as well as links to dozens of student and consumer "advocacy" educational sites. |