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Imagine a Day Without Water

Imagine a Day Without Water is a national advocacy day each October built around the simple premise of asking students to think through what would actually stop working without running water. The US Water Alliance's student page collects virtual tours, learning tools, and activities that frame water as infrastructure and public investment rather than purely as science.

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What you will find there

  • Student-facing activities and worksheets built around the 'imagine a day without water' premise
  • Virtual tours of water and wastewater infrastructure
  • Fact sheets on the value of water as an economic and public-health issue
  • Ties to the annual Value of Water Index, a national survey on public attitudes toward water investment

Our take

The campaign frames water as an infrastructure and civics issue as well as an earth-science topic, which makes it useful material for essay and debate prompts on public investment. The student materials are lighter than the campaign's advocacy-facing content.

Pairs well with our materials