In the Portland area we are very lucky to have clean water. Learn more about our water resources and what you can do to keep them clean below.

Water Cycle - credit NASA

What is the Water Cycle?
The water cycle is the processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

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watershed - credit Think Blue Maine

What is a Watershed?
A watershed is an area of land that contributes water to a particular water body. All land is part of a watershed. 

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stomrwater - credit CCSWCD

What is Stormwater?
Stormwater is rain or melted snow that flows over the land plus anything carried along with it.

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