Tent of Many Voices: M09070501

all right Could you um tell us where your where does your drinking water come from um this tell them we're from Houston and our drinking water is from Lake Houston which is I believe on the um um trity Trinity River Trinity River so your water comes from surface water service yes how does it taste not real good it tastes a lot like it has a lot of chlorine in it it's about all you taste do you know the name of your water shed wow Trinity River no I don't but I would think it was Trinity River water ship thanks that was pretty simple well look that for I know so um do you know where your drinking water comes from uh well it comes from the top that's the end that's the end result uh where where does it come from I'm sure there's there's a major processing before that and then uh uh here in Missoula um not sure but I would say it comes from it's Mountain runoff through the through the rivers and then it's it's uh refined here and uh and then through the Taps how about your original home do you know where your uh drinking water comes from where you come from uh in no in Nova Scotia um not not exactly sure um sure it would be some sort of some sort of lake or or river running running into our purification all right thanks um do you have to know the name of the Watershed that you're in or no no do not okay thanks and um where does our water come from okay all right um do you know where your drinking water comes from um I'm not sure I think that it might come from um well I live in the city and so um we have like a a city water system and I'm not sure other than that I used to live out of town and then my water came from a well and I knew a lot more where it came from then and specifics about it but I don't anymore cuz I just moved into the city a few months ago so and when you drank from the well did you have a well in your own yard or your backyard yeah in my own backyard so did you test your well and that kind of thing um no we didn't test our well but um it was tested it gets you know it was tested like I'm not sure how often probably every couple years would be my guess so how deep was your well um I don't know I don't know how deep it was but um I I know that in the house that I lived in there was a well in the backyard and the landlord tested it and took care of everything with it so okay and uh do you know what watershed you're in um no I don't what does that mean I don't even know what that means wed is a place of land where it empties into a bed of water so if you have a mountain the mountain releases the water after it rains that will flow into a river that's the water shed okay so it's it's what's flowing the water where the water is Flowing to yep exactly so well in Missoula we have like an aquafer I think and I I'm not sure does the I don't know if the water comes from there or not the water that's what I thought and all this do you know where your drinking water comes from I kind of do and I kind of don't I assume it comes from under mount Sentinel because we have one of the biggest aquifers there and cleanest and um it depends where in the city I know some people have like private Wells and then a lot of people have City water but that's all okay how about back home do you know where bricking water comes from in Cleveland yeah well um I live in suburb of Cleveland so I have a we have private well is it well in your backyard yes it's probably well in our backyard um we've got two of them one for our barn one for our house how's it taste really good it's really deep it's good cold good that's it okay do you know where your drinking water comes from uh from reservoirs up in the mountains all right yep and um the reservoirs up in the mountains do you know what part of the Watershed that's part of I do not I do not not all I know is that there's they've built reservoirs to supply water to the Denver area and in the area that I live a lot of it comes from the Clear Creek District which is Gilpin County and so that's where their water comes down from and the water that comes to your house is that on the other side of the mountains or is that on the mountains you live on uh it's probably the mountains we live in so it's probably on the west or the Eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains good how's the water taste not bad not as good as Montana water do you buy water bottle water when you're we do not we use drinking water right from the top y good that's it oh okay all right uh do you know uh where does your drinking water come from it comes from a series of Wells that are drilled here in the Missoula aquifer uh the Montana uh water company is that no it's the Mountain Water Company uh has a series of Wells right here in the Missoula area that that Supply all our tap water and uh do you know the name of your Watershed uh this would be the Clark Fork Watershed and can you tell us a little bit about the Watershed and how the water gets there well uh most of it comes from snow pack uh up in the mountains uh there's five valleys that uh join here in the Missoula area uh the water flows Downstream and and also uh into gravel beds uh that are are aquifer and what's the connection between the the Watershed and the aquifer as far as you for your drinking making water you know well I think there's probably a direct connection um water runs not only Downstream but underground and uh uh our water is filtered uh through all the the sediments and and gravels and and rocks that it passes through um and I think it sits about 75 ft below us here um and supplies millions of gallons every day to the people of Missoula and how about as far as um how you treat your water shed does that affect your drinking water uh it does uh because there's a lot of things you can do in the in the upper Watershed for sure that changes uh whether your snow pack uh makes it into the ground or not um how how you log at high elevations how you build roads um what you do in terms of uh uh chemical use there's a whole range of things that can affect your water throughout the Watershed thanks anything else you want to add don't think so the water's good here okay yeah good thanks hi Tanner how you doing good good say Tanner do you like to go swimming yeah all right do you like water a lot yeah do you like to drink water yeah do you know where your drinking water comes from um no have you ever thought about where your drinking water comes from H the rivers rivers cricks cricks laks and do you live in the city or do you live in the country um I'm not really sure I live in loo but I'm not sure you live in the town of loo yep so when you turn on the faucet where do you think the water comes from the pipes pip the water pipes okay thanks Tanner super job and do you ever think of ways you can conserve water what that's okay Tanner nice job Tanner thanks bye bye all right what's your name Trevor Trevor and uh Trevor where you from where do you live I'm from I live at my grandma's house for now until until until I get to go back to Louisiana okay and uh Trevor do you like water yes do you like to play in water do you like to swim in it yes all right good good tell me um do you ever think about where your drinking water comes from yeah where does your drinking water come from Rivers any place else that ocean okay thanks good job what's your name Brianna Brianna you don't have to ran Brianna you don't have to lean into the microphone you can just stand there like that and and the sound will come right from you and go into the microphone Rihanna Ray Rihanna Rihanna do you like water yes you do and do you go swimming in the water yes cuz my sister does scuba diving so every every year we go up to Flathead Lake at least 20 times each year good cuz my sister goes scuba diving and do you like to taste and drink water yes I think water is much better than pop orange juice or milk and when you when you go get your drinking water do you ever think about where it comes from do you know where your drinking water comes from yes where does it come from it comes from the very own rivers and things gets filtered and then it goes into bottles or something and then you drink it thanks Rihanna that was great was awesome Shannon Shannon you know what the sound of your voice will reach the microphone so you don't have to lean in you can just stand there just like that okay M all right Shannon um tell me where you from Lola Lolo and how long you lived in Lola my whole life cool and uh give it dog yes great and tell me do you like to play in water or go swimming sometimes yes uhhuh what's your favorite place to swim I don't really know that's all right tell me when you drink water do you ever think about where it comes from no all right do you know where your drinking water comes from no okay and uh do you ever think about when you taste it when you put torn in the faucet just what it is where it's from no thanks good job um Montana Montana all right do you like Montana yes okay good and tell me um do you ever go swimming in the lakes Montana um sometimes and sometimes not yeah yeah and do you like water uh yes I do good you like to drink water uh yes when you're thirsty after a hard bike ride yeah yeah tell me do you know where your drinking water comes from no have you ever thought about where your drinking water comes from uh yes where do you think it might come from um from a lake which one uh I don't know the lake yeah and um when you turn on your water and you're drinking it do you like what what does it taste like to you um it tastes like nothing tastes like nothing uhuh and uh where do you think the nothing comes from uh I don't know nice job thanks good job Montana Montana big state isn't it yeah and do you like to go swimming in the lakes and rivers yeah have you ever been canoeing yeah once uhhuh do you ever go fishing no so you went canoeing once that was fun how about uh drinking water do you do you like to drink water or do you prefer like pop or what do you like to drink it doesn't really matter only if there's something to drink good and uh when you do drink your water do you know where your drinking water comes from in your house uh no I don't you ever guess and maybe think about where it starts from I don't know have you ever drank rain water no I was just curious thanks good that's a cool bandana you got there thanks yeah brand new neat now um tell me what's your name Robin Robin were you from Robin Kalispel Kalispel that's a long ways away isn't it yeah and uh Robin do you like water like to play in water yes and what's your favorite thing to do in Water Swim Good can you swim a lot yes what's your favorite stroke um the backstroke good tell me Robin um do you like to drink water yes when you drink water from your house do you ever wonder where it comes from or where it starts where how does you drinking water get there yeah where does it come from the ocean and uh how does it get to your house um people like clean it out from the salt water and bring it to fridges and stuff and then you have to plug it into electricity to make water thank you very much Robin great you doing good how old are you eight eight I I could have guessed that yeah and what's your name Seth Seth where you from Seth Lo loo and how long you lived in loo Seth um my whole life all right so it's a long time and Seth do you like to play in water or swim in it every now and then yeah uhhuh where's your favorite Lake to swim in Salmon Lake cool and uh Seth tell me when you're really thirsty and you go to the faucet and turn on your faucet do you ever wonder where your drinking from Seth the sewer and how do they get it to the house Seth rain and Seth how do they clean it um filter thank you much Seth Jason how you doing good where you um I'm from Lo how long you lived in loo I don't know all right and uh Jason tell me do you like to play in water yeah what's your favorite thing to do in water swim cool and what's your favorite stroke backwards good and uh when you're really hot and thirsty and you go to the faucet and turn on your water do you ever wonder where your drinking water comes from no no if you were to imagine where it came from where do you think it comes from I don't know thanks a lot Seth I mean uh it's Jason right thanks Jason good job