There is the same amount of water on Earth today as there was millions of years ago -- no more and no less. That's because water is continually recycled in a process known as the “water cycle.”

Every body of water has a watershed and every watershed is someone’s home. (To find your watershed address, click here.)

What we do on land can very easily affect our water quality. It wasn’t very long ago that people used to dump waste directly into rivers, streams or the ocean. In fact, New Jersey used to dump raw sewage directly into the ocean. People did not realize that their actions would affect people, organisms, and animals living downstream or in that habitat.

With more people, more houses, more pets, more stores, more roads… more of everything, we need more water. With the need for more water, it is up to us to use water in a responsible way.  

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