Pathway to Water Quality

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• Contributors
  
• Fun Facts

• Indiana Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts
  http://www.iaswcd.org/
• Indiana’s 92 SWCDs
  http://www.in.gov/isda/soil/contacts/map.html
• Indiana State Department of Agriculture
  Division of Soil Conservation
  http://www.in.gov/isda/soil/
• Indiana State Fairgrounds
  http://www.in.gov/statefair/
• Purdue Cooperative Extension Service
  http://www.ces.purdue.edu/
• State Soil Conservation Board
  http://www.in.gov/isda/soil/sscb/index.html
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/
  

• Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management Office of Water Quality
  http://www.in.gov/idem/programs/water/index.html
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  http://www.in.gov/dnr/
• Indiana Association of Professional Soil Classifiers
  http://www.isco.purdue.edu/irss/iapsc.html
• Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association
  http://www.irmca.com/
• Indiana Wildlife Federation
  http://www.indianawildlife.org/backyard.html

How much water do you use to take a shower?
About 10-20 gallons

How many gallons are contained in one acre-foot of water?
325,851 gallons

What is the source of both groundwater and surface water?
Precipitation (rain)

How many glasses of water should you drink each day to maintain good health?
8 glasses

Indiana’s total land area is 23.2 million acres. How much is farmland?
15 million acres