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Study Guide Questions for 2010 Clean Water Celebration
Booth #1 - Illinois Association of Groundwater
Professionals “ Groundwater- a most valuable resource”
a. Explain why we have groundwater/where does it come from?
b. What is the source of your drinking water at home? Is it from groundwater or
surface water?
Booth # 2 - Natural resources and Your
Development “Conservation where you live work and play”
a. How do wetlands benefit people?
b. What can you do in your yard or neighborhood to keep water clean?
Booth #3 - HOI Sierra Club “Coal ash waste harms the
environment”
a. How does coal ash get into our water?
b. What toxic substances are in coal ash water?
Booth #4 - Peoria County Recycling
a. What is the name for aluminum ore?
b. Which country provides most of America’s aluminum?
Booth #5 - Ameren Illinois Utilities “Conserve energy, conserve the world”
a. How does saving energy keep water clean?
b. What is phantom bad?
Booth #6 - Mackinaw valley long rifles
Booth #7/8 - Illinois American Water
a. Extension of booth 14
Booth #9 - Hollis School “Discover the magical properties
of water”
a. What are some of the magical properties of water that support life?
b. What can water do that no other substance can do?
Booth #10/11/12 - Sun Foundation “Water and Wildlife
connections”
a. What causes poor water quality?
b. What is the connection between endangered species and water?
Booth #13 - Rivers Project “ Percolation rate of soil”
a. Which soil provides the best percolation?
b. What is a percolation test for septic systems?
Booth #14 - Illinois American Water “Understanding your water supply”
a. Why is chlorine added to water?
b. What is added to the water to prevent tooth decay?”
Booth #15 - P2D2 “Proper disposal of unwanted/unused pharmaceuticals”
a. What pharmaceuticals have entered out water supplies in Illinois?
b. How can you properly dispose of pharmaceuticals?
Booth #16 - TCHD Surface Water “Point source and non-point
source pollution”
a. List 2 examples of non-point source pollution
b. List 2 examples of point source pollution.
Booth #17/18 - Origami
a. What is the Japanese word for paper folding?
b. What two folds depend on water to live?
Booth #19 - TCHD, Solid waste ‘Alternative ways to reduce
packing”
a. Describe what “Reduce packaging” means
b. Why is “reduced packaging” important to our environment?
Booth #20 - Trees Forever “Improving water quality”
a. What is a riparian buffer?”
b. What are the 3 main purposes of a riparian buffer?
Booth #21/22 - Illinois State Water Survey
a. What is a watershed?
b. What direction does water go in a watershed.?
Booth #23 - Peoria County EMA Underwater Rescue “Identify
and help someone drowning”
a. How long does it take to drown?
b. If you see someone struggling in the water, how do you reach them?
Booth #24 - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency “How
do we monitor water quality?”
a. Name 2 way you can sample for water quality
b. What is the name of the 8 inch black and white disc used in testing water
quality?
Booth #25 - IDPH Vector Control Program “Mosquitoes as part
of the water and wildlife web”
a. How are mosquitoes parts of a food chain?
b. How can you reduce the number of mosquitoes at home?
Booth #26 - City of Peoria “Clean river-health riverfront”
a. What causes the combined sewers to overflow into the Illinois River?
b. List one way to use water collected in a rain barrel.
Booth #27 - CRGW, Ground Water “How does water move
underground?”
a. How much does a new private well cost for homeowners?
b. How do you properly fill an old well?
Booth #28 - Greater Peoria Sanitary District “Wastewater
is cleaned by microorganisms”
a. What are three sources of wastewater?
b. Name 3 microorganisms in sewage treatment.
Booth #29 - ISAWWA
Booth #30 - Peoria County Farm Bureau Foundation “Modern
Farmers- Conserving the environment”
a. What is variable rate technology?
b. Since 1994, have Illinois farmers continued or increased the use of soil
conservation practices?
Booth #31 - Peoria County Farm Bureau Foundation
Booth #32 - Illinois Rural Water Association “Where does your water come from?”
a. What is the average cost of bottled water?
b. What does MCL stand for?
Booth #33 - US Army Corps of Engineers “Illinois
Waterways”
a. How many locks and dams are on the Illinois waterway?
b. These float, and you don’t.
Booth #34 - Illinois Department of AG “ Water quality and
quantity”
a. How much water on Earth is drinkable fresh water?
b. What conservation practices protect water?
Booth #35/36 - EPCHS HOPE Club “Siltation of Peoria lakes”
a. What are two methods of preventing erosion in streams and on
farmland?
b. Why are the Peoria Lakes becoming shallower?
Booth #37 - PDC
Booth #38 - Friends of the Fox River/ Dundee Crown High
School “ Learn how to check your stream’s health”
a. What is a BMI?
b. List 2 BMI’s.
Booth #39 - Larry’s Casting Kids “Come test your casting
abilities with Larry’s Casting Kids”
a. How old do you have to be to receive a fishing license in Illinois
b. Name 5 of Illinois most common fish?
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