Watch the Water: Educator Resources About Water Conservation
Educator
Resources
Below are resource links and contact information to assist local educators in
teaching their students about the value of water and the need to conserve.
Teachers, THANK YOU for your service to our children and our future!
Websites
Monte Vista Water District ································································································ www.mvwd.org
Watch the Water ·············································································· www.mvwd.org/watchthewater.cfm
For Teachers ····················································································· www.mvwd.org/ps.forteachers.cfm
For Kids ···································································································· www.mvwd.org/ps.forkids.cfm
Water Education Water Awareness Committee ·············································· www.usewaterwisely.com
EduGrant Program ······································································· www.usewaterwisely.com/grants.cfm
Water Conservation Campaign Media Contest ······························ www.usewaterwisely.com/video.cfm
Chino Basin Water Conservation District ······································································· www.cbwcd.org
Education Programs ······················································································· www.cbwcd.org/education
Water Conservation Demonstration Garden ··············································· www.cbwcd.org/our-garden
Inland Empire Utilities Agency — Education Programs ············· www.ieua.org/education/education.html
Inland Empire Resource Conservation District — Education Programs ··· www.iercd.org/education.html
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden ·················································································· www.rsabg.org
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ··················································· www.mwdh2o.com
Education ··················································· www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/education/h2o/h2o.html
Teacher Resources ·············· www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/education/sc_teacher/teacher01.html
BeWaterWise.com ······································································································ bewaterwise.com
Community Partnering Program — Funding www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/yourwater/cpp/cpp.html
Water Education Foundation ············································································· www.watereducation.org
California Project WET — Water Education for Teachers ···· www.watereducation.org/doc.asp?id=1008
California Department of Water Resources ································································ www.water.ca.gov
Water Education Materials for Educators ·················································· www.water.ca.gov/education
Water Facts and Fun Order Page ······································ www.water.ca.gov/education/wffcatalog.cfm
California Water Plan ················································································ www.waterplan.water.ca.gov
California Urban Water Conservation Council ································································ www.cuwcc.org
H2ouse.org — Home Water Use Efficiency Tour ························································· www.h2ouse.org
California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network ·············· www.creec.org
10575 Central Avenue (909) 624-0035
Montclair, CA 91763 www.mvwd.org
Websites (continued)
California Environmental Education ···································································· ceres.ca.gov/education
Association of California Water Agencies ······································································· www.acwa.com
California Water Crisis ······················································································· www.calwatercrisis.org
NO TIME TO WASTE: A Blueprint for California Water ············ www.acwa.com/spotlight/no-time-waste
California’s Water — Huell Howser Public TV Series · www.acwa.com/spotlight/californias-water-series
California Water Awareness Campaign ·································································· www.wateraware.org
Water – Use It Wisely ······················································································ www.wateruseitwisely.com
U.S. Drought Monitor (University of Nebraska–Lincoln) ················· www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
Educating Young People About Water (U of Wisconsin) ································ www.uwex.edu/erc/eypaw
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ·············································································· www.epa.gov
Office of Water Kids’ Page ······································································· www.epa.gov/water/kids.html
Student Center ···································································································· www.epa.gov/students
Environmental Kids Club — Water ···························································· www.epa.gov/kids/water.htm
U.S. Geological Survey ······································································································ www.usgs.gov
Water Science for Schools ·················································································· ga.water.usgs.gov/edu
USGS Education ······································································································ education.usgs.gov
Water Resources Information for Students and Teachers ······················ water.usgs.gov/education.html
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education ······························· www.k12science.org
Down the Drain: How Much Water Do You Use? ··················· www.k12science.org/curriculum/drainproj
Environmental Literacy Council — Water ··························· www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php/14.html
Water on the Web ······························································································· www.waterontheweb.org
The Groundwater Foundation — Kids Corner ······································· www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html
National Ground Water Association — Educator Resources ········ www.ngwa.org/PROGRAMS/educator
Contacts
Monte Vista Water District ······························································································· (909) 624-0035
Justin Scott-Coe, Public Affairs Director ······································ jscottcoe@mvwd.org; (909) 267-2116
Chino Basin Water Conservation District ······································································· (909) 626-2711
Debby Figoni, Education Coordinator ············································· Dfigoni@cbwcd.org; (909) 267-3230
Inland Empire Utilities Agency ·························································································· (909) 993-1747
Andrea Carruthers, Education Coordinator ······························ acarruthers@ieua.org; (909) 993-1935
Water Education Water Awareness Committee ···················· info@usewaterwisely.com; (909) 931-4238
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ······················································· (213) 217-6000
Russ Donnelly, Education Programs Manager ······················ rdonnelly@mwdh2o.com; (213) 217-6398
California Department of Water Resources ···································································· (916) 653-5791
Carolyn M. Tucker, Water Education Specialist ························· carolyn@water.ca.gov; (916) 653-9892
Water Education Foundation ··························································································· (916) 444-6240
Brian Brown, California Project WET Coordinator ······· projectwet@watereducation.org; (916) 444-6240
CREEC Network ················································································································ (805) 782-7224