|  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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