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This
United
States
Geological
Survey
site
focuses
on
water
and
its
properties.
The
site
contains
activities
for
teachers
and
students,
along
with
pictures,
data,
maps,
and
an
interactive
center
where
users
can
give
opinions
and
test
their
water
knowledge.
Unique
aspects
of
this
site
include
the
sections
that
contain
student
work
and
a
picture
gallery.
There
are
links
to
other
resources
for
students,
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This
portal
provides
information
on
how
we
use
water
on
an
everyday
basis.
Users
can
choose
from
some
general
water-use
topics
on
the
left
side
of
the
graphic,
or
from
the
categories
of
water
use
on
the
right
side.
A
text
menu
of
the
topics
is
provided
below
the
graphic.
Topics
include
groundwater,
surface
water,
domestic
versus
commercial
consumption,
irrigation
and
livestock,
and
industrial
uses.
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This
report
discusses
how
natural
processes
and
human
activities
affect
the
interactions
of
ground
water
and
surface
water,
and
the
importance
of
considering
ground
water
and
surface
water
as
a
single
resource.
Topics
include
natural
processes
of
ground-
and
surface-water
interaction;
chemical
interactions;
and
the
effect
of
landscapes
on
these
interactions.
There
is
also
discussion
of
the
effects
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Users can choose to download or order six posters that depict water-resources topics and are drawn in a cartoon format. Written narrative on the back elaborates on the topic of each poster. They are available in color, or in black-and-white for coloring.
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This
portal,
published
by
the
California
Environmental
Resources
Evaluation
System
(CERES),
features
links
to
environmental
information
arranged
under
three
categories:
natural
environment,
natural
resources,
and
the
human
environment.
Natural
environmental
topics
include
such
items
as
weather,
geology,
and
natural
disturbances
(earthquakes,
El
nino,
and
others).
Natural
resources
topics
include
minerals,
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This list of questions and answers about water covers a variety of categories, including water use in the United States, water use in the home, data and measurements, chemistry, and others. Links to additional information is embedded in the text of some questions.
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This
portal
provides
access
to
a
large
selection
of
real-time
and
archived
data
on
stream
flow
and
water
quality
for
surface
and
groundwater.
Links
are
provided
to
the
National
Water
Information
System
Web
Interface
(NWISWeb),
which
accesses
data
collected
at
approximately
1.5
million
sites
in
all
50
states,
the
District
of
Columbia,
and
Puerto
Rico.
Data
categories
include
current
conditions
information
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Students can participate in an online survey to provide their opinions on water quality and supply, how water concerns rank with other environmental issues; and to vote for their favorite body of water. All answers go into a database and the results are displayed in a table so they can see how other participants answered.
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This
report
provides
an
overview
of
the
supply
and
uses
of
groundwater
in
the
United
States.
Topics
include
general
facts
and
concepts;
the
groundwater
budget
and
its
response
to
pumping;
effects
of
groundwater
development
on
surface
water
bodies
and
on
storage;
water
quality
factors;
and
sustainability
of
supplies.
The
report
is
available
in
a
downloadable,
printable
version
and
can
be
ordered
as
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This
site
provides
an
overview
of
the
concept
of
habitat
conservation
planning
(HCP),
a
program
administered
by
the
U.S.
Fish
and
Wildlife
Service.
The
information
includes
descriptions
of
the
primary
aspects
of
HCP:
collection
of
ecological
field
data;
design
of
reserves;
analysis
of
the
impacts
that
may
result
in
the
extinction
of
vulnerable
species;
monitoring
to
evaluate
the
progress
of
a
given
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