Watersheds (Covers LS 12)

By Adam Wilson

1. Introduction
   • Where does your water come from?
     • Ground well
     • Spring
     • New River
   • Is it purified?

    

2. Maps of Montgomery, Giles and Craig counties depicting watersheds
   • What are the three watersheds?
     • Chesapeake Bay
     • Albemarle Sound
     • Gulf of Mexico
   • Regional map showing where the watersheds go
   • More information on watersheds

    

3. You affect those downstream of you
   • Water treatment
     • Discharge back into the New River
     • What is removed?
       • Sludge is burned
       • Microorganisms by chlorination
       • Nitrogen through aeration
   • Watershed demonstration

    

4. Who uses a watershed?
   • Critters
     • Beaver
     • Otter
     • Heron
     • Eagle
     • Trout
   • What happens when water quality decreases?
     • Top predators effected the most
     • Eutrophication

      

5. Protection of Watersheds
• Sinkholes
• What is a sinkhole
• What is important about them?
• Fencing cattle and other livestock away from water bodies
  • Keeps sediment from washing into the water from erosion
  • Limits nutrient input from livestock

   

6. Conclusion
   • What can you do?
   • Questions

Questions:

1. What three things are removed from water when it is treated?
2. What uses a watershed besides beavers, otters, herons, eagles, and trout?
3. How can watershed quality be protected?