Watch the Water: Educator Resources About Water Conservation

1. 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

2. 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