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Got Water?

H20. Got Water?. 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?

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Got Water?

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  1. H20 Got Water?

  2. WARM-UP • Brainstorm a list of factors that might affect our town's ability to provide water to its citizens.

  3. Where does water come from anyways?

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

  5. Rivers • What issues affect Rivers? • Pollution (industrial and recreational), flooding, dams, fishing, commercial uses, boats

  6. Oceans • What issues affect oceans? • Salination, pollution, commercial uses, disasters (oil spills), ships, ports/harbors

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

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Water Economics How might water affect the economy?

  11. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO

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