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The Groundwater Story: Video - The Groundwater Story

Watch this musical animation while learning about the importance of groundwater to living things -- including people -- and how to help protect this hidden resource. The Groundwater Story is designed for kids and adults who like watching funny cartoons while learning.

This Flash animation requires Macromedia Flash 5 (external link) or newer to view. Flash file size is 6.5 Mb; time to download depends on your connection speed and how busy our Web server is at the time. Animation play time, 3 minutes, 43 seconds

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Tips to Save Water! 

shave_000By turning off the water while we brush our teeth or shave we can save up to 10 gallons a day.
Stop using the toilet as a waste basket. Every time you flush a spider, facial tissue or some other small bit of trash down the toilet, you waste 3-7 gallons of water. 
Wash only full loads of laundry. Most washers use between 30 and 45 gallons per load. That's a lot of water for three tee-shirts. car_000Don't run the hose while washing the car. Soap down the car with a pail of soapy water. Then use the hose to rinse it off.
Run your sprinklers during the morning hours as less water is lost to evaporation when the temperature is cooler.  


 glass_000Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator. This ends the wasteful practice of running tap water to cool it off for drinking.