Resources
Water Resources
Some of the Best Charities That Fight for Water
Having clean water for drinking and hygiene is a basic necessity that many of us take for granted. Yet, over 2 billion people lack access to it, which equates to 1 in 3 people around the world.
Alliance for the Great Lakes
The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.
American Water Works Association
The American Water Works Association is an international, nonprofit, scientific, and educational society dedicated to providing total water solutions assuring the effective management of water. Founded in 1881, the Association is the largest organization of water supply professionals in the world.
Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners
The Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partnership is the City of Battle Creek; the City of Springfield; the Calhoun County Water Resources Commissioner; the Calhoun County Road Department, the townships…
Calhoun County, MI, USA - Water Commissioner
The Water Resources Commissioner is a statutory officer elected on a partisan basis every four years. The Water Resources Commissioner is responsible for the administration of the Drain Code of 1956, as amended. The duties of the Water Resources…
City of Battle Creek Department of Public Works
The Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partnership is the City of Battle Creek; the City of Springfield; the Calhoun County Water Resources Commissioner; the Calhoun County Road Department, the townships…
Charity Water
Charity: water is a non-profit bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Since 2006, we've funded more than 137,000 water projects in 29 developing countries. When complete, these projects will provide clean, safe drinking water for more than 17.4 million people.
Clean Water Action
Since our founding during the campaign to pass the landmark Clean Water Act in 1972, Clean Water Action has worked to win strong health and environmental protections by bringing issue expertise, solution-oriented thinking, and people power to the table.
For the Love of Water (FLOW)
Our story is about water – 20 percent of the world’s fresh surface water – and the need to educate citizens and leaders about protecting the Great Lakes as a commons held in public trust now and for future generations…
Michigan Water Stewardship PROGRAM
The Michigan Water Stewardship Program (MWSP) is a program of the Michigan Department of Agricultural and Rural Development, Environmental Stewardship Division. Broadly speaking…
Michigan Sea Grant Program
Michigan Sea Grant is a cooperative program of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. We fund research, education…
US Government Agencies and Organizations (water/environmental-related)
US Water Alliance
Michigan Sea Grant is a cooperative program of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. We fund research, education…
Waterkeeper Alliance
Waterkeeper Alliance ensures that the world’s Waterkeeper groups are as connected to each other as they are to their local waters, organizing the fight for clean water into a coordinated global movement.
Water Environment Federation
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) and its members work every day to fulfill our Mission of inspiring the water community in pursuit of human and environmental well-being.
Water Color
Is pure water really clear? Not really—even pure water is not colorless, but has a slight blue tint to it. In the natural world, you often see water that is definitely not clear. Sediment and organics color natural water…
6 Clean water and sanitation
One in three people live without sanitation. This is causing unnecessary disease and death. Although huge strides have been made with access to clean drinking water…
The water cycle
The hydrologic cycle is the movement of water from the atmosphere to the earth’s surface. Water moves through one or more components of the cycle including evaporation, transpiration, runoff, precipitation, infiltration, percolation, and its eventual return to the atmosphere.
Clean Sailors
We are Clean Sailors, a crew of international sailors who love the sea. We've come together to set a new standard of sailing within our global sailing community: clean sailing…
Wastewater Management
A wastewater management video created by Public Media Network and the City of Kalamazoo, Sarah Joshi produced a brief yet informative video explaining the process with the wonderful professionals that staff the Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant in Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Environmental Law: The History of the Clean Water Act
In 1972, the Clean Water Act became a federal law designed to maintain and improve water quality across America. Specifically, its main objective is to ensure that all Americans have access to safe and clean drinking, swimming, and fishing water.