Welcome to Ground Water Gorp, the official newsletter of Ground Water Adventurers. Gorp is slang for trail mix, and GW Gorp will serve up a tasty mix of kid-friendly fun, facts, and more. The newsletter will also be included as part of NGWA's electronic newsletters Well Log, e-Connect, and AGWSE Newszine.
Personality and Human Characteristics of Aquifers (new)
Aquifers like to be treated with respect. If they are abused, they can be contrary, and the ground water can be spiteful. They would admit these charges if they were allowed to speak..more
‘Progress for Children’ reports mixed results on access to water and sanitation world
Safe water is fundamental to human life, yet more than 1 billion people do not have access to it. Another 2.6 billion live without basic sanitation......more
Billions still lack clean water and sanitation -UN
More than a billion people still have no clean water to drink as the international community falls far behind in its plan to halve their number by 2015, two U.N. agencies said on Tuesday.....more
Jay-Z to Dramatize World Water Crisis in MTV Video Diary
"Most young people are unaware" of the world's water crisis, but if they knew about the "staggering numbers" of people affected by lack of clean water, they would be moved to act, Def Jam President and CEO Jay-Z said at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday....more
Check Out Ground Water Observation Wells Online
The National Ground Water Association unveiled an observation well recently installed at its headquarters site in Westerville, Ohio, on October 18, 2005. The unveiling coincided with World Water Monitoring Day... more
Things that go yuk in the house.
Do you realize that what you pour down the drain or dump on the ground could end up in ground water? Learn about “things that go yuk in the house” and what you can do to get rid of them without harming ground water... more
Kids Unite! Help Keep Ground Water Clean
Just because you're a kid doesn't mean you can't protect ground water! To protect this natural resource... more
Canadian Boy Helps Build Water Wells Around the World
Who says young people can't make a difference? "At the age of six, Ryan Hreljac learned that without access to clean water..." more
Eating an Aquifer: A Yummy Way to Learn About Ground Water
An aquifer is an underground formation of rock, sand, or gravel that holds a large amount of water... more
Wanted: Student Volunteers
As a Ground Water Adventurer, be a leader in helping others to learn about ground water. Why not organize a ground water ... more
Do You Know?
There is the same amount of water on the Earth today as there was when the Earth was formed. The water from your faucet could contain ... more