C L E A N W A T E R

COLORINGBOOK

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 andFrancine Frog, live there too.

Hi!I’mHowieHeron!

How manyanimals doyou see inthis picture?

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Diesha Diamondback and ClaudiusCrab enjoy a sunny day on the bay.

Hi! I’m Claudius.

My name is Diesha.

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Help me,Claudius!

OKBurt

Claudius swims over to help his friend Burt.

C i r c l ethings thatd o n ’ tbelong inthe 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 isthis stuffcomingfrom?

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Claudius, Burt and Diesha go up stream in search of the pollution source.

Followme upthe river.

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Water flows down

stream from the

_ _ _ _ _ to the bay.

It looks likegarbage is comingfrom the pipe.

As Diesha, Burt and Claudius swim up stream, they meetup with their friends, Francine and Marshall. They alsofind a stormpipe. Marshall volunteers to go up the pipe.

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I’ll go look!

9As Howie flies above, Marshall goes through the stormpipe in search ofthe 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 pollutioncomes frompeople.

Are you looking for the littersource, too?

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As Howie flys back to his friends, he sees others sources of pollution.

Circle thesources ofpollution.

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Howie and Marshall tell their friends what they’ve found.

When it rainsthe pollutiongets washedfrom the landinto the river.

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The friends form the Clean Water Raingers team to help keep theirwater clean. That’s Raingers as in Rain!

Whatcan wedo?

If we keepour waterclean, we canall enjoy ourrivers, lakesand bays

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We need to letEVERYONE

know what theycan do.

C L E A N W A T E R

C L E A N W A T E R

Draw yourselfhere, so you canbe a part of theClean WaterRaingers 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 landand water clean.

Plant a tree. They take pollutants out of groundwater, 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, turnoff the water while brushing your teeth and don’tlinger in the shower.

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Top Ten Things You Can DoTo Help Keep Water CleanAs Part Of The CWR Team

Join The Clean Water Raingers Team!

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This bookbelongs to...

CreditsThe Clean Water Raingers concept

was developed by the New Jersey Departmentof Environmental Protection.

For additional information, please contact:Clean Water Raingers

NJDEPDivision of Watershed Management

PO Box 418Trenton, NJ 08625-0418

(609) 633-3812www.nj.gov/dep/watershedmgt

To receive additional copies contact:The Public Access Center

NJDEPphone: 1-866-DEP-KNOW

fax: (609) 292-1921

Kyra Hoffmann,Coordinator

Erin Brodel,Graphic Design & Illustration

July 2008

Learn more using Stormwater Lessons and Resources

Stormwater lessons that can be used in conjunction with thisCleanWater Rainger Coloring Book can be found on the New

Jersey Department of Environmental Protection website atwww.nj.gov/dep/seeds/strmwtr/edres.htm

Additional water education resources are also available on thiswebsite. More general information about watersheds,nonpoint

source pollution and stormwater can be found atwww.cleanwaternj.org

or www.nj.gov/dep/watershedmgt