Water Words

1. A region where all the water flows over land to the same end location.
5. Flowing water from rain or meltwater from snow and ice.
8. Water that has been used in homes and businesses that must be cleaned before it is released back into the environment.
9. Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth is an example of this.
10. Water that flows over or through the ground to reach an ocean, river, lake, or other body of water.
11. A garden designed to catch and clean polluted stormwater before it gets into our sewers, rivers, or streams.
12. A general term for many different forms of water that fall from the sky. Examples include rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
15. The process that naturally recycles water as it changes from solid to liquid to gas.
16. The wearing away of rock and dirt by wind and water.

2. A drain that carries stormwater away from a street or parking lot.
3. An underground pipe that carries sewage/wastewater and/or stormwater.
4. Surface A surface that allows water to soak in or pass through, like water trickling through a sponge or sieve. Examples include fields, gardens, forest floors, and permeable pavement.
6. Where the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority pumps raw water from to treat into drinking water.
7. A system of pipes and drains used to carry stormwater away from towns to prevent flooding.
13. The name for harmful pollutants in our rivers, streams, and lakes.
14. Surface A hard surface that does not allow water to soak in or pass through. Examples include roofs, roads, parking lots, and sidewalks.