When it rains, water trickles into the soil, but then where does it go? The water beneath your feet takes a long journey and may one day end up being the water you drink!.
"When a nearby mountaintop removal mine is suspected of contaminating the water and sickening the residents of a small Kentucky town, sixteen-year-old Liberty Briscoe searches for answers"--Provided by publisher.
Walter notices water in his everyday activities and begins to write down his observations and the results of his experiments in a notebook that he shares with a friend.
Presents information about water, the different uses that people have for it, the limited amount of fresh water available in the world, ways to conserve water, and ways to avoid polluting water.