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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

What a Water-y Day

Today is the anniversary of the Clean Water Act. It began as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in 1972 and was amended in 1977, becoming what we now know as the CWA.

Also today, the Water Environment Federation has joined with the Earth Conservation Corps to host World Water Monitoring Day™ 2006

The groovy thing about WEF is that they give info & directions on how every day people can test the four basic indicators of water quality: pH, turbidity (how silty/clear the water is), temperature and dissolved oxygen. There are local events across the country happening today & in the coming weeks. Below is a family friendly one for those in the DC area.

World Water Monitoring Day at Roundtree Park
Sponsored by Fairfax County Government
Saturday, October 21st from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Roundtree Park - 3311 Annandale Rd. in Falls Church, VA.


So go out, take a hike. Appreciate the creeks, streams, ponds, lakes, rivers & oceans. Maybe even take the time to pause and look under the water and see what critters & plants are living there. First step in saving our resources is to value them.
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