To log this cache you will walk an informative Mile for the Smile and learn about drinking water along the way.
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A sampling of our water bottles along the Ohio River
How do you get Americans to buy half a billion bottles of water a week when most can get it from the tap in their homes, and with better quality?
Q1: N38° 15.316 W85° 40.820: 1879: Crescent Hill Reservoir opens with ______ gallon capacity.
If 760,000 gallons, then F
If 16 million gallons, then R
If 110 million gallons, then A
The answer, of course, is you manufacture demand. Make people think they need to spend money on something they already have through creative marketing.
In the last few decades, mega beverage companies have spent millions making us afraid of tap water. They've told us that if we want to be sure what we drink is pure and clean, not to mention to be fashionable, we should buy bottled water. After all, nobody cool or environmentally conscious drinks tap water, right?
Ahem, did you know that Evian is naive spelled backwards? So how smart and hip are you now?
Q2: N38° 15.299 W85° 40.794 1884: Charles _______ begins quest for clear water.
If Edwards, then F
If Bingham, then A
If Hermany, then D
The fact is, there are a lot of inconvenient truths the bottled water ads don't mention:
• Bottled water is subject to fewer health regulations than tap water and tests have proven that our tap water is cleaner and healthier than some bottled water.
Q3: N38° 15.297 W85° 40.691: 1909 - Crescent Hill begins removing Contamination and _________ from the Ohio River water.
If odor, then F
If sediments, then D
If acid rainwater, then A
• Up to 60 percent of bottled water is filtered tap water. In other words, if you're concerned about what's in your tap water, just cut out the expensive middleman and buy a home water filter.
Q4: N38° 15.380 W85° 40.684 1951: ___________ is added to the water to help reduce tooth decay.
If chlorine, then L
If Pepsodent, then I
If fluoride, then W
• Each year, making the plastic water bottles used in the U.S. takes enough oil and energy to fuel a million cars. And that doesn't even include the fuel required to ship, fly or truck water across continents and state lines.
Q5: N38° 15.407 W85° 40.698 Series XXXX.
If 3560, then A
If Four, then E
If Master, then N
• 75% of the half-a-billion plastic water bottles sold in the U.S. every week go to the landfill. It costs our cities more than $70 million to landfill water bottles alone each year.
Q6: N38° 15.520 W85° 40.729 Up to ______ miles of water pipe is replaced annually.
If 120, then Z
If 30, then T
If 200, then B
•Each spring at Louisville, the Ohio river rises due to rainfall. After cresting and receding, the high water mark is defined by debris. The majority of this debris is... water bottles! THOUSANDS of water bottles!
But there's good news: People are getting the message! Recently, and for the first time, bottled water sales fell slightly. Many restaurants are serving tap water and carbonating on site for customers who want something fizzy. And consumers who want economy, portability and convenience are switching to refillable bottles.
Q7: N38° 15.531 W85° 40.782 In 1997 LWC names it's water ________?
If Naive, then N
If Valley Dew, then I
If Pure Tap, then E
Still, we have a ways to go until everyone realizes that one-use bottled water makes no sense. Especially in areas where tap water is as pure and healthy as it can be.
Q8: N38° 15.476 W85° 40.809 In 2008 (and again in 2013), ________ is named best in America.
If Gothic Gatehouse art, then A
If Reservoir Trail, then B
If PUR TAP, then R
So, if you haven't already, you can become part of the solution (and not the pollution) by refilling re-useable bottles or asking your water company for their FREE refillable water bottles (provided upon request). Meanwhile, participate in the CITO events to clean our environment of one-use water bottles.
To demonstrate the educational value of this Earth Science Cache and eventually determine the location of the final, ask yourself these questions:
A. Americans buy _______ one-use water bottles a week?
If one million, then 1
If 100 million, then 2
If half a billion, then 3
B. Our local tap water is regulated and tested more frequently than one-use bottled water.
If TRUE, then 2
If FALSE, then 5
If you DON'T KNOW, then 9
C. Each year, water bottle production/disposal uses enough energy to fuel ________ cars ?
If 700,000, then 7
if 50,000, then 0
If ONE MILLION, then 5
D. 75% of all water bottles go into landfills and take _________ years to decompose, they?
If 10, then 4
If 100 , then 1
If thousands, then 8
E. When the river recedes after spring rains, the shoreline is littered and unsightly, half of which is?
If stranded fish, then 0
If one-use water bottles, then 3
If ghost ships, then 7
F. To contribute to the reduction of the water bottle problem, you can?
If drink from your garden hose, then 0
If use refillable water bottles, then 9
If Ignore it, then you are a zero.
The final location can be found by substituting the correct answers for the alpha characters in the string below:
N 38° 15.ABC W 085° 40.DEF
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Checksum = 30. The rest is up to you. Good luck.
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