National Groundwater Awareness Week, began on Sunday, March 9, is as invisible to most of us as is groundwater itself. Yet groundwater plays an important role in the lives of all Michiganders. Here’s a chance to test your groundwater knowledge, or gain some.
Take the test below!
The volume of groundwater in the Great Lakes Basin is roughly equivalent to:
A. Lake St. Clair; B. The Detroit River; C. Lake Huron or D. Lake Superior
C. Lake Huron
Lake Huron has the longest shoreline of the Great Lakes. It is the third largest of the lakes by volume with 3,540 km (850 cubic miles) of water
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One of the leading sources of groundwater pollution is:
A. Failing septic systems
B. Polluted rain and snow
C. Leaking oil and gas wells
D. Water softeners
A. Failing septic systems
Without a statewide septic code, septic systems continue to pollute Michigan's groundwater
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The number of private wells providing drinking water to people in Michigan is approximately:
A. 500,000
B. 1.25 million
C. 4 million
D. 6 million
Michigan groundwater usually:
A. Flows into underground lakes
B. Bubbles back up to the surface in springs
C. Flows south because of a lower altitude in southern Michigan
D. Ends up in one of the Great Lakes
D. The Great Lakes
All water in the Great Lakes Basin makes its way back to the Great Lakes in same way, which is why taking care of them is crucial.
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What is the percentage of Michigan residents who get their drinking water from groundwater?
A. 10%; B. 45%; C. 55%; D. 65%
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Groundwater is critical to our public health, trout streams, agricultural irrigation, manufacturing, unique natural features, and important ecosystems. Education about, and protection of, this important resource has become an important part of what FLOW aims to do — preserve our freshwater for generations to come.
