DLESE description of Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET)

The Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET) was developed to help educate local officials and other concerned citizens about water resources. InterWET gives a technical and multi-perspective response to local watershed issues, using as a case study the Spring Creek Watershed in central Pennsylvania. It can be used as a stand-alone educational resource and as part of larger watershed educational efforts for a variety of people in many different watersheds. The site consists of a set of web pages that present the water resources issues of surface runoff, groundwater, sediment, in-stream nutrients, and fish populations from the perspectives of a researcher, a conservationist, and a local official. Each web page has a short lesson which uses an interactive calculator or interactive map.