2010 Current Environmental Issue Study Guide
"PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER THROUGH URBAN, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING"
The study references listed are not an exhaustive list of sources from which test questions are drawn. Students are expected to research other sources for more information according to the learning objectives for this topic.
The Canon Envirothon, the national competition, has information listed on their website.
Your Area Envirothon test writer has provided the following study materials, please remember that this is not an exhaustive list:
Study Packet Envirothon
Hamilton to New Baltimore Groundwater Consortium
Please study the enclosed fact sheets from Ohio Dept of Natural Resources
Potentiometric Surface Mapping in Ohio (pages 1 and 2)
http://ohiodnr.com/water/pubs/fs_div/fctsht65/tabid/4152/Default.aspx
Water Efficiency at Home (pages 1 and 2)
http://ohiodnr.com/water/pubs/fs_div/fctsht01/tabid/4081/Default.aspx
What is Nonpoint Source Pollution? (pages 1 and 2)
http://ohiodnr.com/water/pubs/fs_div/fctsht44/tabid/4131/Default.aspx
Ground Water Quality (pages 1 and 2 )
http://ohiodnr.com/water/pubs/fs_div/fctsht47/tabid/4134/Default.aspx
Also study the content of these websites:
The Groundwater Consortium www.gwconsortium.org
- http://www.gwconsortium.org/what-is-ground-water.php What is Ground Water?(page
1)
- http://www.gwconsortium.org/ground-water-monitoring.php Ground Water Monitoring.
(page 1)
- http://www.gwconsortium.org/gmbva-information-page.php GMBVA information
page (page 1 and 2)
- http://www.gwconsortium.org/ohio-ground-water-resources-map.php. Groundwater
Resources Map
- http://www.gwconsortium.org/source-water-protection-program2.php Source
Water Protection (page 1)
Miami Conservancy District www.miamiconservancy.org
- http://miamiconservancy.org/water/watershed_what.asp What is a Watershed?
- http://miamiconservancy.org/water/groundwater_flows.asp Groundwater flows
- http://miamiconservancy.org/water/use.asp Groundwater Use
- http://miamiconservancy.org/water/river_pollution.asp Understanding water
pollution (page 1)
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