Got Water?H20

WARM-UP•  Brainstorm a list of factors that might affect our

town's ability to provide water to its citizens.

Where does water come from anyways?

Ground Water• What issues affect the quality of ground water?• Depletion and/or salizination of aquifers, pollution, access

and delivery issues, utilization rights 

Rivers• What issues affect Rivers?• Pollution (industrial and recreational), flooding, dams,

fishing, commercial uses, boats

Oceans• What issues affect oceans?• Salination, pollution, commercial uses, disasters (oil spills),

ships, ports/harbors

Rain• What issues might affect rain?• Pollution, drought, collection, urbanization

Water Technologies• What technologies are used to manage the water

supply, including controlling use, quality of water, and delivery mechanisms?• Pipelines, desalinization, dams, irrigation, recycling,

purification.

Water Policies• What policies and programs have governments

instated to manage water?• Renewable resource programs (brown water), building codes

to prevent increased water runoff, wetlands management, etc.

Water EconomicsHow might water affect the economy?

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