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Water Literacy Primer

an introduction to water and conservation issues

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Non-perennial Rivers and Streams

“A new study found that between 51-60% of the 64 million kilometers of rivers and streams on Earth that they investigated stop flowing periodically, or run dry for part of the year.”

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Status• Posted on June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 by Esther Chase

Santa Clara River Parkway Vision 2015

The Santa Clara River Parkway project has involved the acquisition and restoration of a 25 mile-long, or 6,000-acre, corridor from the mouth of the Santa Clara River to the Sespe Creek confluence. As of 2021, this project is in-progress. 2015 Video

Status• Posted on May 23, 2021August 3, 2021 by Esther Chase

PFOS and PFOA via Imports

“PFOS and PFOA have been largely phased out of use in the US…however, these substances are still circulating in the country via imports.” Source

Status• Posted on December 6, 2020May 24, 2021 by Esther Chase

How much water do we waste?

From just one municipality near me, 9 MILLION GALLONS of treated wastewater PER DAY is released into the Santa Clara Estuary Natural Preserve. Source

Status• Posted on September 30, 2020May 24, 2021 by Esther Chase

Sierra Nevada Meadows

About 65% of Californians drink water that originates from meadows in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. There are almost 40 million Californians, so that’s 26 million beneficiaries. Source

Status• Posted on September 27, 2020May 24, 2021 by Esther Chase

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Esther Chase

Water is important to me, and I want to inspire everyone to take care of it.

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