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Introduction to Drinking Water Quality and You

Most communities in the U.S. get drinking water from surface water and groundwater. Surface water sources include lakes, reservoirs, and rivers. Groundwater is located below the ground and accumulates as runoff flows through soil and rock.
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Introducción a la Calidad del Agua Potable

Las principales fuentes de agua para uso humano son los ocanos, lagos y ros, llamadas aguas superficiales; Y las aguas subterrneas las cuales son el conjunto de agua proveniente de las lluvias, deshielos, escorrentas y otros, que queda almacenada en la profundidad o por debajo de la superficie de la...
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Getting Your Water Tested

Public water systems provide water to homes and businesses, ranging from a few dozen to thousands of residents. If you live in urban or suburban areas, your drinking water likely comes from a public system and is treated before it reaches your home.
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Cómo analizar el agua

Los sistemas pblicos de agua suministran agua a hogares y empresas, desde unas pocas docenas hasta miles de residentes. Si vive en reas urbanas o suburbanas, es probable que el agua potable provenga de un sistema pblico y sea tratada antes de llegar a su hogar.
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Drinking Water Reference Sheet

1. Drinking Water Sources: An Overview 2. What is a Public Water System? 3. How Water Treatment Works 1. Community Water Center Drinking Water Tool 2. Is My Water Safe to Drink? 3. Header Controller California ELAP Certified Laboratories 4. Turbidity Parameter Factsheet 5.
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Data_Software

Data and Software CIWR publishes software and datasets for water management in California. Additionally, we partner with organizations to provide UC researchers with access to data.
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Workshops

Water Management Workshops CIWR's Occasional Water Management Workshop Series partners with academic collaborators in California to co-sponsor workshops on topics of water management.
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Drinking WQW Resources

Jump to: Outline | Agenda | Item Table | Script | PowerPoint | Activity Sheet Grades: 612?|?Duration: 6075 minutes?|?Format: Hands-on + Instructor-led Looking for a ready-to-go science workshop that brings environmental science and chemistry into the classroom?
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Hydroponics
UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County: Event

Introduction to Hydroponics: Growing More in Less Space/Saticoy Library

Jun 6, 2026

Photo Credit MG Introduction to Hydroponics: Growing More in Less Space  Discover the basics of hydroponic gardening in this 90 minute class designed for beginners with limited growing space. Learn about both commercial and DIY hydroponic systems, which plants thrive in soil-free environments,…
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Some of the native bee images by Krystle Hickman on display at the Bohart Museum of Entomology.

Come for the Spiders? And Stay for the Bees and Butterflies?

March 12, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Is it "Come for the spiders--and stay for the bees and butterflies?"Or is it "Come for the bees and butterflies--and stay for the spiders?"Actually, you can have it all three ways!When the Bohart Museum of Entomology  at the University of California, Davis, hosts an open house, "Eight-Legged…
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