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C L E A N
W A T E R
COLORING
BOOK
Are you interested in keeping New
Jersey’s water clean?
Well, we need your
help!
Not long ago, my friends and I found
that one of New Jersey’s biggest water
pollution problems comes from people --
from how we live our daily lives.
That
means things like littering, not cleaning up
after pets, using too many pesticides, and
dumping motor oil down storm drains.
With close to eight million people living in
the state, what everybody does can really
add up.
This coloring book tells the story of
how we found the source of the problem,
and it tells why we started the Clean Water
Rainger Team.
Hey Kids,
Your Friend,
Clean Water Rainger
Claudius Crab
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Howie the Great Blue Heron lives near New Jersey’s rivers, streams,
lakes and bays.
his friends Marshall Muskrat, Burt Bass and
Francine Frog, live there too.
Hi!
I’m
Howie
Heron!
How many
animals do
you see in
this picture?
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Diesha Diamondback and Claudius
Crab enjoy a sunny day on the bay.
Hi!
I’m Claudius.
My name is Diesha.
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Help me,
Claudius!
OK
Burt
Claudius swims over to help his friend Burt.
C i r c l e
things that
d o n ’ t
belong in
the water.
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The River.
Let’s go look!
Diesha and her friends want to find where the litter is coming from.
Where is
this stuff
coming
from?
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Claudius, Burt and Diesha go up stream in search of the pollution source.
Follow
me up
the river.
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Water flows down
stream
from
the
_ _ _ _ _ to the bay.
It looks like
garbage is coming
from the pipe.
As Diesha, Burt and Claudius swim up stream, they meet
up with their friends, Francine and Marshall.
They also
find a stormpipe.
Marshall volunteers to go up the pipe.
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I’ll go look!
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As Howie flies above, Marshall goes through the stormpipe in search of
the pollution source.
Draw arrows to show where rain will go!
As Marshall peeks out the storm drain, he sees his friend Howie.
He also sees where the litter is coming from.
Wow!
The pollution
comes from
people.
Are you looking for the litter
source, too?
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As Howie flys back to his friends, he sees others sources of pollution.
Circle the
sources of
pollution.
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Howie and Marshall tell their friends what they’ve found.
When it rains
the pollution
gets washed
from the land
into the river.
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The friends form the Clean Water Raingers team to help keep their
water clean.
That’s Raingers as in Rain!
What
can we
do?
If we keep
our water
clean, we can
all enjoy our
rivers, lakes
and bays
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We need to let
EVERYONE
know what they
can do.
C L E A N
W A T E R
C L E A N
W A T E R
Draw yourself
here, so you can
be a part of the
Clean
Water
Raingers Team.
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Never throw anything down storm drains.
They are for rainwater only.
Don’t litter.
Always put trash where it belongs.
Always clean up after your pets.
Obey your town’s "pooper scooper" laws.
Tell others how important it is to keep our land
and water clean.
Plant a tree.
They take pollutants out of ground
water, provide shade, and clean the air.
Find out what waterway you live near.
Where does your water come from?
Recycle.
Find out what is recyclable in your community.
Buy products in recycled or recyclable containers.
Learn about environmental issues.
Get involved in local organizations.
Conserve water whenever possible.
For example, turn
off the water while brushing your teeth and don’t
linger in the shower.
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10.
Top Ten Things You Can Do
To Help Keep Water Clean
As Part Of The CWR Team
Join The Clean Water Raingers Team!
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This book
belongs to...
Credits
The Clean Water Raingers concept
was developed by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection.
For additional copies, please contact:
Clean Water Raingers
NJDEP
PO Box 420
Mail Code 401-07
Trenton, NJ 08625
phone: 1-866-DEP-KNOW
Email: CWRaingers@dep.nj.gov
More water education resources can
be found on our website at:
www.nj.gov/dep/seeds
Erin Brodel,
Graphic Design & Illustration
Kyra Hoffmann,
Creator
May 2017
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