Program description:
A young girl with a concerned look on her face asked me, “Will there be enough clean water for us when we grow up?” I assured her that water quality professionals work on this 24/7! And then we acted out a play to show how they do it!

EcoVoices Expeditions, sponsored by the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority (WQA), was the 2019 winner of the NGWA Groundwater Project Award. This workshop explains and demonstrates how we apply techniques of mime and improvisational theater to act out “Water Stories” to engage thousands of students annually about the importance of groundwater, and how water professionals work together to maintain the health and resilience of the local watershed ecosystem.

This year-round program is creating the next generation of youth EcoRangers — future environmental stewards and water-quality scientists — while spreading the word about our groundwater supply to all those around them in the community.

State-specific CEU recognition:

• Maryland State Board of Well Drillers — 1 hour
• Minnesota Department of Health, Well Management Section — 1 hour
• Montana Board of Water Well Contractors — 1 hour
• Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Well Driller and Pump Installer Program — 1 CEU
• Tennessee Division of Water Resources, Drinking Water Unit — 1 hour
• Wyoming Water Well Contractors Licensing Board — 1 hour