WATER WEBSITES

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Resource Links

Thirsty for knowledge? Check out the following water-related web sites:
World Water Day

• waterday.org
• worldwaterday.org
• worldwaterday.net

Water Activities

• Discovery School – Water Water Everywhere lesson plan
• The Globe Program Educators’ Corner
• Peace Corps
• WaterAid Learn Zone
• University of Wisconsin – Extension: Give Water a Hand
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Games and Activities
• Water Use Calculator – Find out how much water you use at home
• WaterWiser Drip Calculator – Measure and Estimate Water Wasted Due to Leaks (AWWA)

Drinking Water Supplies

• IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
• NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation
• Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council: http://www.wsscc.org/
• World Health Organisation (WHO), Water, Sanitation and Health>

Water-related Health Problems

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Parasitic Diseases. Parasitic Pathways: Drinking Water
• Diarrhea Page, Rehydration Project
• Pan-American Health Organization, Basic Country Health Profiles for the Americas
• Water and Environmental Health at London and Loughborough

Drinking Water Issues in the United States

• Find out about your local water quality – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water
• American Academy of Microbiology Colloquia Reports: “Clean Water, What is Acceptable Microbial Risk?” and other water-related reports
• American Water Works Association, Drinking Water Week
• Home water testing – E-Watertest.com
• Bottled water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? Natural Resources Defense Council
• National Water Resources Association
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
• U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources of the United States
• U.S. Water News Online
• Ways to Save Water - Earth News Radio (ENN)>

Drinking Water Issues in Other Countries

• Global International Waters Assessment
• Netherlands Water Partnership Water Information Network: http://www.giwa.net/
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Freshwater activities
• U.N. Environment Program UNEP.Net Freshwater Portal
• UN Environment Programme: GEMS/Water
• Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
• The World Bank Group, Water Supply & Sanitation
• World Water Council

Water and Sanitation Resources

• End Water Poverty
• International Development Research Centre
• Inter-American Water Resources Network
• International Institute for Sustainable Development
• International Office of Water
• IWA Water Wiki
• One Campaign
• Sanitation Connection
• Stockholm International Water Institute
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Water Portal
• UNICEF Water Environment & Sanitation
• USAID’s Global Waters Ezine
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Partners in Drinking Water Protection
• Water Conserve – Water Conservation Portal
• Water Webster
• World Water Assessment Programme