Where does water come from?
A common natural source cities use for drinking water.
What is a lake / river / reservoir / groundwater?
A place where drinking water is usually safe to get.
What is a sink / water fountain / refill station?
One material that does not belong in water.
What is trash / oil / chemicals?
The most common source of lead in drinking water.
What are old pipes or plumbing?
The process used to kill germs in drinking water.
What is treatment / disinfection?
The lake that supplies drinking water to Syracuse.
What is Skaneateles Lake?
A type of water that should never be used for drinking.
What is flood water / lake water / river water?
The term for rainwater that carries pollution from land into rivers and lakes.
What is runoff?
The reason lead cannot be seen in drinking water.
What is that lead is invisible?
The reason drinking water is tested regularly.
Why is it to catch problems early?
The force that moves water from Skaneateles Lake to Syracuse without pumps.
What is gravity?
The reason flood water is dangerous even when it looks clean.
What is that it can contain bacteria and chemicals?
The structures that carry rainwater directly into waterways without treatment.
What are storm drains?
The group most at risk from lead exposure.
Who are children and babies?
The place where water is treated before reaching homes.
What is a water treatment plant?
The system that carries treated water from its source to homes and schools.
What are pipes / the water distribution system?
The action you should take if water smells strange or tastes unusual at home.
What is tell an adult / stop using it?
The reason pollution is harder to remove once it reaches water.
Why does it spread and mix quickly?
The reason boiling water does not remove lead.
What is that lead is a metal, not a germ?
The reason pipes matter even after water is treated.
Why can old pipes add contamination?
The reason protecting land around a lake helps keep drinking water clean.
Why does pollution on land wash into the water?
The idea that water safety depends on good judgment, not just rules.
What is awareness?
A way people can prevent pollution before it reaches water.
A way people can prevent pollution before it reaches water.
One way engineers reduce lead risks in communities.
What is replacing pipes / testing water?
The reason clean water systems are important for communities.
Why do they protect public health?