Ground Water Depletion

According to the International Water Management Institute environmental research organisation global water stress is increasing, and a third of all people face some sort of water scarcity. Where demand exceeds supply and no effective management operates, there will be conflicts between the various players involved.

Each year, at least 7.8 trillion gallons of water are drawn up from the Ogalla Aquifer to irrigate the crops planted on the High Plains. These cros are the main food sourrce for our entire country. Tragically, irrigation is depleting the aquifer faster than it can replenish itself, and that is the problem. In fact, only the tiniest fraction of the water is ever replaced in the Ogallala Aquifer. If the water were ever fully depleted, the aquifer would need 6,000 years to refill naturally (Zwingle 83). The only way the Ogalla can be replenished is by water seeping down through the layers of soil until it reaches the aquifer. This water comes from the small amount of precipitation in the region, as well as from streams, reservoirs, canals, and irrigation (McGuire and Sharpe).

Industries are expected to use 265 billow cubic meters of water per year (Doc. D). With that said, there is several industries that rely on water (Doc. D). At the same time, the need for water in agriculture decreases and the need for water in domestic issues gradually increases, while the need for water in industries frantically increases (Doc. C). The requirement of water in industries keeps climbing high year after year as the water supply drops. Moreover, many industries must-have a sizeable quantum of water, which drives the water crisis.

Around the world our water supply is depleting. Our water is becoming contaminated making it harmful for both mammals and aquatic life. Today over one billion people go without adequate water supply and every fifteen seconds a child dies of waterborne illness. Sources of water that once supplied water to millions can no longer meet the supply and demand of the water need. Scientist predict that the amount of useful water will keep depleting greatly in the years to come. In the next couple of pages it will talk about both the geological and human reasons as to why are water supply is depleting.

Ground water is a very important part of our fresh water supply and yet, it’s depleting at a faster rate than what can be replenished. According to Kally Worm “Groundwater is the second largest reserve of freshwater on earth. It also makes up 40% of the freshwater used in the U.S. alone.” This ground water is usually found in what is called an aquifer. An aquifer is found towards the lower layers of the soil. The problem with these aquifers it that their recharge rate is slow making it non- renewable. These water supplies being non- re We are overusing these water supplies. When ground water is used to a level of where it can’t recover, it affects the ground. Sinkholes can be formed when there is a aquifer that has water being drawn from it, but not letting it get back to par. Other problems can also occur is too much ground water is pumped out near coasts. This creates what’s called salt water intrusion. Salt water intrusion is when the ocean water mixes with the fresh ground water. This increases the salinity of the water making

Depletion of ground water may lead to land compaction that in turn decreases its ability to store water.

Based on a study more than 17,000 will be losing their jobs, which means their money and we will be losing our fresh food and milk. As a result, groundwater is used for irrigation to grow crops.

Many people know that water is essential for human-being and it is not only valuable for health and life, but water is also important for industry and agriculture. Furthermore, use of water has a spiritual, cultural and recreational dimension. However, water resources are not infinite. Wide and inefficient use of water resources can lead to irreversible consequences, such as water shortage. This essay will firstly discuss the problem of water shortage on examples of developed and developing countries and include the diversification of the same issue in the different parts of the world. It will also identify causes and effects of this environmental problem on society and other spheres of life. Moreover, in this essay I am going to propose

In the water sector, which is a special concern for this research, it is predicted that the water supply conditions in all regions and sectors in the world are likely

The economic, social, and environmental importance of water resources cannot be overstated. Water is a vital resource, critical for healthy living conditions and sound ecosystems. Drinking water, food production, energy supply, and industrial development are dependent on water availability. (P. G. Whitehead, 2014). So far, the rising demands associated with rapid population growth and economic expansion, global changes place increasing pressure on this fragile and finite resource. This is already evidenced at the sectoral level by unsatisfactory and inadequate supplies, at the national level, by competing demands between sectors, and at the international level, by conflicts or the threat thereof between nations sharing transboundary water resources. The situation is expected to worsen, with a quarter of the world’s population predicted to face severe water scarcity in the next 25 years, even during years of average rainfall (Schiff and winters, 2002). Meanwhile climate change have led to an intensification of the hydrological cycle, resulting in drier dry seasons and wetter rainy seasons, and subsequently heightened risks of more extreme and frequent floods and drought. Many natural systems are being affected by global, regional and local climate change and increased temperature (IPCC, 2014). The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region do stand-in as a water tower of south Asia owed to reside of high concentration of snow and glaciers at the watershed. The melt of snow and

This section discusses the efforts made internationally to manage the water resources for the sustainability of the water resources. It also includes the work done nationally and the existing water body status of some of the streams of river Indus.

Ground water depletion has raise one of the most important issues nowadays, and it has become a worldwide problem. Many cities in the U.S. has drought that can last around a month. With the over-population today, usable water is not enough for every-one today. Moreover, general public tend to overuse water instead of saving water. Industries extract water from the ground. They also destroy forests which make the ground water lost more tremendously. Based on the rational public’s decisions to waste water, and also the industries mal said behavior, the ground water depletion is a problem that the government and the citizens need to take it seriously. Many technical solutions are proposed to solve the problem. But in order for the technical

In addition to not getting any water, India suffers from commercialization and privatization of water companies that are trying to make more of a profit on an already low income country. Many companies are trying to set water at price to

A study on the ground water depletion across the World ,specifically in India. The causes of depletion,current scenario and the way forward

The total amount of usable water has been estimated to be between 700 to 1,200 billion cubic meters (bcm). With a population of 1.2 billion according to the 2011 census, India has only 1,000 cubic meters of water per person, even using the higher estimate. A country is considered water-stressed if it has less than 1,700 cubic meters per person per year. For comparison, India had between 3,000 and 4,000 cubic meters per person in 1951, whereas the United States has nearly 8,000 cubic meters per person today.