PROTECTION OF OUR DRINKING WATER AND HEALTH - WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS Northern Illinois Regional Groundwater Protection Planning Committee June 18, 2002 Community Building (lower level) 111 W. 1st Street Belvidere, IL 61008 815 547-3928 Registration: 7:30-8:00 A.M. Welcome: 8:00 a.m. by Brenda Cox & Ruth Roth Brief overview of what the teachers will walk away with from workshop -- include importance of students understanding where their water comes from and how to protect it I. Local Geology and Hydrology - Teachers will understand why we have an abundance of groundwater, our Illinois water budget, why the groundwater is vulnerable to contamination from surface activities & understand groundwater terminology. A. Time: 8:15 a.m. B. Instructor: Bob Vaiden, Geologist, Illinois State Geological Survey C. Assistants: 1.Bill Donato, Woodstock High School, Woodstock, IL 2.Larry McPheron, Boylan Catholic High School, Rockford, IL D. Supplemental Materials: ISGS GeoActivities Series E. State Code: ILS 12E. II. Geologic Profile of a well log -- Teachers will understand that water wells are drilled through various geologic layers and that some layers are more vulnerable to contamination. Teachers will learn to read and make a well log. A. Time: 9:15 a.m. B. Instructor: Alan Olson, Licensed Well Driller Brad Holcomb, Winnebago Co. Soil & Water Conservation District C. Assistants: Bill Donato Larry McPheron D. Supplemental Materials: IDPH Bulletins: Drinking Water Facts: Drilled Wells & Drinking Water Facts: Bored Wells; UIUC Cooperative Education Service Land & Water Bulletin #14: Planning Your Well-Guidelines for Safe, Dependable Drinking Water; well logs E. State Code: ILS 11A III. Teachers will understand how groundwater contamination occurs - Teachers learn about well construction standards, the importance of well abandonment, and potential sources and routes of point and non-point sources of pollution. A. Time: 10:00 a.m. B. Instructor: Clay Simonson, IDPH Judy LeTourneau, RSVP C. Assistants: 1. Bill Donato 2. Larry McPheron D. Supplemental Materials: Slides, Enviroscape instruction manual E. State Code: ILS 16E, 13B, 22C
10:45 -- 15 MINUTE BREAK
IV. Build A Groundwater Model -- Teachers will be able to build a groundwater model that is specific to the geology in the area
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Time: 11:00 a.m. Instructor: Harry Hendrickson, IL Department of Natural Resources Assistants: Northern IL Reg. Groundwater Protection Committee Supplemental Materials: Well logs from ISWS, GW Model Instruction Manual; H2O Below State Code: ILS 13A
1:00 LUNCH BREAK V. Demonstrate Groundwater Model -- Teachers will understand how groundwater moves underground, the factors that effect its quantity and quality, and its interconnectedness to surface water A. Time: 1:30 p.m. B. Instructor: Dan Kane, Boone County Conservation District C. Assistants: 1.Michael Megurdichian 2.Alan Ols D. Supplemental Materials: Manual for the Use of the Sand-Tank Groundwater Flow Model and H2O Below - Chapter 2 E. State Code: ILS 12E VI. Groundwater curriculum introduced -- Teachers will use and become familiar with environmental health and groundwater educational materials from many sources, including Internet resources A. Time: 2:00 p.m. B. Instructor: Bill Donato Larry McPheron C. Assistants: Suzanne Dobson D. Supplemental Materials: Project Wet, Buried Treasure, H2O Below, and CDC, IDPH, NGWA and AWWA web sites E. THIS RELATES TO ILLINOIS TEACHERS STANDARDS not Learning Standards. VII. Teachers use and demonstrate Groundwater Models -- Teachers will competently demonstrate model to teach students about researching and protecting groundwater. A. Time: 3:00 p.m. B. Instructor: Harry Hendrickson, IDNR C. Assistants: 1. Bill Donato 2. Larry McPheron D. Supplemental Materials: H2O Below--Chap 2, selected activities from WET Water Education for Teachers E. State Code: ILS 22A, 13A. VIII. Teachers will understand principles of health promotion and reduction of environmental health risks, especially related to waterborne illnesses. A. Time 4:00 p.m. B. Instructor: Lisa Sprecher, Licensed Environmental Health Practitioner C. Assistants: 1.Bill Donato 2.Larry McPheron D. Supplemental Materials: Center for Disease Control and IL Department of Public Health web pages; Project WET Activity: The Poison Pump; E. State Code: ILS 22A, 22B, 22C 4:20 p.m. Wrap-up
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1. Assorted Bulletins, Brochures and Flyers from the IL Department of Public Health, University of IL Extension Service, IL Department of Natural Resources, IL Environmental Protection Agency and other Agencies and Associations 2. Center for Disease Control, Disease Information available online: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo 3. Enviroscape USERS GUIDE - Water Pollution: It Begins With You. IT&A, inc. VA 1995. Alexandria,
4. Groundwater: Illinois' Buried Treasure Education Activity Guide. Environmental Education IL Dept. Natural Resources. Springfield, IL. 1994. 5. H2O Below: An Activity Guide for Groundwater Study. Illinois Middle School Groundwater Project. IL Dept. of Natural Resources. Springfield, IL.1995. 6. IL Department of Public Health Drinking Water Fact sheets online: http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/factsheets 7. ISGS GeoActivities Series: Activities and other resources for teaching geology. Focus: Grades 4-12. IL State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign IL, 2000. 8. Manual for Use of the Sand-Tank Groundwater Flow Model. 2nd Ed., C. Mechenich. University of Wisconsin-Extension & University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources. Sept, 1990. 9. Project WET - Healthy Water - Healthy People. The Watercourse & Council for Environmental Education. Montana State University. Bozeman, Montana. 2001. 10. Project WET - The Poison Pump. Water Education for Teachers. The Watercourse & Council for Environmental Education. Montana State University. Bozeman, MT. 1995. 11. US Department of Interior -- USGS Publications: Groundwater and Surface Water: A Single Resource. Circular 1139. 1999, Sustainability of Groundwater Resources, Circular 1186. 1999 79 pp., Groundwater, 18 pp.