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ENVS 1301 – PERSONAL IMPACT ON THE WATER CYCLE
Although I live in the United States, contrary to the image given through Hollywood movies, less than one percent of Americans live in wealth akin to kings or queens or other monarchies. For example, as a child I lived in a home sans modern plumbing. Such homes were called “dry homes”, which were built during the depression era. As children, my siblings and I transported water from a faucet in the front yard into the house for drinking, washing dishes, and bathing. The sole plumbing indoors was the toilet; and, similar to those depicted in western movies, we had a wash-pan and water pitcher inlieu of a bathroom basin. For winter months, we were always careful to insulate the faucet pipes to prevent freezing so we would have water during the cold seasons.
Needless to say, as an adult, I have a respect for water and an appreciation for modern plumbing. In light of these facts, I would reason that my personal impact on the water cycle are at most minimal. In our home we are careful not to waste water. For example, a filled half gallon BPA-free bottle displaces about one-third of the water in the toilet tank, which conserves water with each use. Another example would be the use of a dishpan instead of the dishwasher that conserves substantial quantities of water. (However, the dishwasher is utilized weekly – on an energy efficient setting, to sanitize clean dishes.)
When considering the human processing of “grey water”
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The way Americans use water all depends on the location and how much water is readily available. California, a dry state with scarce water supply, versus Florida, a tropical state with more water resources, have very different ways of using water throughout the day. For example, Coastal southern California has cutting-edge water usage policies, including mandatory low-flow toilets and strict lawn watering laws (Pickert, 19). Compared to Florida, which has an adequate water supply, Floridians still use more water than what is available, and have very little water usage policies to resolve this issue (Behn, 45). Although there are many issues concerning water usage in Florida and California, there are many ways in which they can be resolved,
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Thesis statement (central idea): Access and availability to fresh water are essential to the survival of the human race. Fresh water is a finite source and once it is gone, we have limited options to replenish it, so we must take action to conserve the fresh water we do have especially at home in the United States.
Perlman, H (2009). Water Q&A: Water use at home. USGS. Retrieved April 21, 2009, http://
As we all know, water is essential for mankind's survival. However, people seem to believe that our water supply is endless since there is more water than land on this Earth. Water regenerates and is redistributed through evaporation, making it seem endlessly renewable. So why worry?
It has no taste, no smell and no color. We find it in tanks, ponds, wells, rivers and springs. Almost three-fourth of the earth is water. Millions of years ago human beings used water for all rare reasons. Up till now people don't appreciate how precious water is. Saving water at home does not require any significant cost but there are many ways we can save water through our actions.
"Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children." Kenyan proverb.
HYDROLOGIC CYCLE The hydrologic cycle is a constant movement of water above, on, and below the earth's surface. It is a cycle that replenishes ground water supplies. It begins as water vaporizes into the atmosphere from vegetation, soil, lakes, rivers, snowfields and oceans-a process called evapotranspiration. As the water vapor rises it condenses to form clouds that return water to the land through precipitation: rain, snow, or hail. Precipitation falls on the earth and either percolates into the soil or flows across the ground. Usually it does both. When precipitation percolates into the soil it is called infiltration when it flows across the ground it is called surface run off. The amount of precipitation that infiltrates, versus the
The total volume of freshwater consumed and polluted for the production of goods and service used by a consumer is known as the water footprint. Consumption is loss of available water from its catchment area and redeposited at another catchment area, or used to make a product or by evaporation such that it is no longer available for use for another purpose. (Hoekstra et al 2011)
Water is the lifeblood of every living creature on earth. Approximately 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered with water. Thought the wonders of nature, water can take on many different forms, form the water we drink, to the ice we use to chill a glass of lemonade, to the water vapor used to steam clean equipment equipment. It is easy to understand the significance water plays in our lives, but it may be much more difficult ot understand the water that exists below the earth's surface, called groundwater.
Every day Americans depend on public water systems to treat and deliver over 44 billion gallons of water to homes daily (“Importance of Clean Water”). However, Americans
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