The abundance of water and its vital role on Earth are no secret, but its relationship to people’s day-to-day lives is less pronounced.
Where exactly it comes from, how it becomes consumable and its impact on the environment were all on display to a group of West Campus middle schoolers touring Colorado Springs Utilities ’ Phillip H. Tollefson Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday morning as part of a new collaboration promoting environmental stewardship.
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The field trip was among the first learning events through Westside Outside, a multiyear initiative connecting students with hands-on outdoor learning and community service.
The collaboration between Colorado Springs District 11 and Catamount Institute , a nonprofit organization promoting ecological stewardship through outdoor education, set water as their first theme of programming for the district’s west side students.
Students toured the plant’s massive machinery and labs, where they witnessed flocculation and filtration and saw how…
