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Groundwater Videos

Beneath Our Feet: Groundwater, Hidden Treasure
Produced by a coalition of local groups in Washington County, PA, this video shows many of the threats to the county's groundwater resources and encourages citizens and their local officials to take steps to protect their groundwater. Washington County Groundwater Coalition, 16 minutes, 1992, V9402

Beneath the Surface: Groundwater Education In Michigan
Gives an overview of the Groundwater Education in Michigan project and highlights successful local groundwater education projects in Michigan. W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 10.5 minutes, 1993, V9111

The Care and Feeding of Your Septic Tank
Department of Environmental Resources, 16 minutes, 1995, V9112

Groundwater: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Produced by a coalition of local groups in Adams County, this video highlights localized issues related to groundwater management and protection and focuses on actions that government and citizens can take to protect the resource. Adams County Groundwater Coalition, 1993, V9403

Groundwater Videos Series

The Case of the Mysterious Groundwater
An educational video that uses animated graphics and creative video techniques to communicate technical concepts about groundwater. 16 minutes, 1996, video, V9611

Groundwater Protection: Blazing a Healthy Trail
A tale of the Old West which creatively defines Pennsylvania aquifers, relates land uses to contamination, and describes how to develop a community-based protection group. 22 minutes, V9613

Groundwater Protection: A Road Trip to Success
Uses creative techniques to describe the four goals for groundwater protection: developing good maps, creating inventories, choosing protection strategies and monitoring the program. 23 minutes, V9705

Available from the WREN Resource Center or may be purchased from PSU, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Dept, 246 Ag Engineering Bldg., University Park, PA 16802.

Inspecting Existing Septic Systems During Home Sales
Demonstrates the equipment, procedures and knowledge necessary to conduct proper inspection of septic systems. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, 39 minutes, 1991, V9410

National Town Meeting on Groundwater Protection
Groundwater Protection: Looking at Solutions

A nationwide video conference televised in May 1994. Discusses community programs to protect groundwater; provides suggestions for other local activities; updates on groundwater provisions in proposals for renewing the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act. League of Women Voters Education Fund, 120 minutes, videoconference, V9404

The Power to Protect: Three Stories about Groundwater
Documents case studies in three New England communities and discusses how citizens, public interest groups, farmers, businesses and local governments worked together to solve groundwater problems and to set up wellhead protection areas for their groundwater supplies. Comes with a workbook specific to PA. PA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and others, 32 minutes, 1989, V9108

Using Physical Groundwater Flow Models for Demonstration
Presents an overview of several table size physical groundwater flow models and describes various programs developed by Cooperative Extension for use with adult and youth audiences. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, 42 minutes, 1992, V9411

Water Water Everywhere (But is There Enough?)
Examines the threats to a reliable supply of groundwater and the tools available assure a safe and reliable supply. Produced by the League of Women Voters of Bucks County in coalition with the Heritage Conservancy and the Bucks County Groundwater Management Committee, 30 min, 1994, V9405

 

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