TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Natural and Urban "Stormwater" Water Cycle Models
Students apply their understanding of the natural water cycle and the urban stormwater water cycle, as well as the processes involved in both cycles to hypothesize how the flow of water is affected by altering precipitation.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Natural and Urban Stormwater Water Cycles
Through an overview of the components of the hydrologic cycle and the important roles they play in the design of engineered systems, young scholars' awareness of the world's limited fresh water resources is heightened. The lesson lays...
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Nc Department of Energy and Natural Resources: What Is Stormwater Pollution
When it rains, some of the rainwater soaks into the ground, and part of it flows over the ground and directly into creeks, streams, or rivers. This water that runs off into the river is called runoff, or sometimes stormwater runoff....
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Catawba Riverkeeper: Threats to Our Lake and Water
The most common problem on the Catawba River and its lakes is sedimentation. Sediment carried by stormwater runoff from construction sites in North Carolina has been documented as the leading source of non-point source pollution to...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Bioswales for Stormwater Management
Find out how to bring life, diversity, and usefulness to something as common as a drainage ditch.
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South Carolina Forestry Commission: Best Management Practices: Clean Water Act
Information about the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
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Nc Department of Energy and Natural Resources: So, Now What Can You Do?
A list of ways people can make good choices in everyday activities so as not to contribute to stormwater pollution.
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North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Pollution Solutions
Try to find at least eight things in the picture that could cause litter, waste, or other pollutants to end up in the storm drain and eventually flow into nearby lakes and streams. Includes a link to an interactive page of this activity....
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North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Water Puzzler
Solve the crossword puzzle and learn more about stormwater and runoff pollution.
Curated OER
Best Management Practices: Clean Water Act
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
Curated OER
Clean Water
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
Curated OER
Broad River
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: A Guide to Rain Garden Construction
Student groups create personal rain gardens planted with native species to provide a green infrastructure and low-impact development technology solution for areas with poor drainage that often flood during storm events.