Water Campers will spend each day accompanied by a camp leader and assistants who will guide students through the daily activities.

A professional in the water industry who will involve students in discussion, hands-on experiments, interactive lessons, and tours of water and wastewater treatment plants, wetlands, laboratories, and other sites of interest administers each activity.

Examples of lesson/activity topics include:

• Where does our water come from?
• How does water get to our tap?
• Where does our wastewater go?
• How do we treat water/wastewater contaminants?
• What is recycled water?
• How do we respond to water-related emergencies?
• How can we protect water quality at the beach?
• How do we remove contaminants from our aquifers?
• How can we best conserve our water resources?

Examples of activites:

• Tap water vs. bottled water taste testing
• Ocean water sampling at Huntington State Beach with the Orange County Sanitation District
• Environmental crime scene detective work with the Office of the District Attorney of Orange County
• Safeguarding the aquatic environment
• Drought-proofing Orange County with the Groundwater Replenishment System
• Water quality testing in the Irvine Ranch Water District’s constructed wetlands , urban runoff, and your own backyard.

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