Pip Water

For years, there has been debate over who has access to the water in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes provide about 20 percent of the world’s freshwater resources and many areas would like to use that water for various purposes. Water is also becoming a valuable resource, with many areas lacking the access to it necessary for their area’s needs. Because of this, lawmakers passed a compact in 2008 that was designed to protect the Great Lakes against pressure from other States to withdraw water (Kalsness, 2011). A compact is an agreement between states or nations that bind them to whatever they agreed upon. This compact makes sure that areas outside of the Great Lakes region do not have access to the water. Despite this compact, some want to use the Great Lakes to pipe water to other states that do not have the same natural resources. Proponents of this piping say that is gives water to areas that need it and that it will provide additional income to the area (Cauchon, 2006). Opponents say that piping would go against water conservation and environmental protection as well as water management. They also say that it is a natural resource that belongs to the area and should not be taken away to other areas of the country (Dempsey, 2008). Currently, the debate continues about the correct use of the resource of the Great Lakes.

I opened my eyes at the bottom of the deep end and saw water swirling around me. “How in the world will I ever reach the top?” I thought. I repeated Emily’s words in my head, “You can do this, Clover, You can do this Clover, You can do this, Clover!” I did what years of swim teaching at Daland had taught me. I pushed the bottom of my feet against the bottom of the water.

Our refreshing day at the lake was now a day of oppressing heat. Despite the more than warm weather, I had not exercised at all that day. In an attempt to get in a little of the daily exercise recommended by my soccer coach, I swam to the neighboring buoy. The buoy was about 50 feet away from the boat dock. The swim was not far, but it was far enough to make me breathe hard. It also made Katrina, Madison, Lauren, and Olivia, who had followed, breathe hard. Behind them, closing in on the buoy, were my mom and two younger brothers slowly paddling on their floats. About 6 feet from our destination we drifted upon a shoal. The shoal was rocky, muddy, and algae-ridden. When the filthy red and green mixture of algae and mud squished between my toes I cringed and refused to lower my legs

Water is an essential part of life. While most people are fortunate enough to have stable access to it, others are not blessed with it and have to use unsanitary and other unhealthy alternatives. Areas such as India and even in the United States in Flint, Michigan suffer from a bad water supply to this day, the modern era.

Swaying only a bit back and forth while I push us forward with the paddles. The hollow inside of the canoe that's a chestnut-brown, allows me and her to fit comfortably within it, along with other devices. Slithering forward to reach to the scene I wish to desire, I begin to realize the wind creating a stronger force and the dripping of the water from the sky. Drifting back and not making my way forward, we both begin to paddle harder. The waves of the water begin to pick up, and the canoe begins to sway side by side. If it tips, I know we will both have to swim back. The waves hit the side of the canoe loudly, like a rock thrown at a window. My friend eventually thinks she is doing all the work, but then I stop paddling to prove her wrong. Splash, the canoe tips over and you both fall in, because we didn't have enough force to push against the wind and to stay steady. Right when we both reach the top of the water, I shouted, “I told you so,” and we both begin to laugh and swim back to

Access to clean drinking water, piped directly into one’s household is not an option for millions households living in middle- and low-income countries. According to a 2015 World Health Organization (WHO) report, only 58 percent of the world’s population receives their drinking water from a piped connection which goes directly into their homes (WHO/UNICEF 2015). Households that leave their home to collect water rely on water sources that provide varying quality of drinking water. The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) defines improved drinking water sources as those constructed to provide protection from outside contaminants, specifically fecal matter (WHO 2012). However, having access to an improved drinking water source does not

Every town has to have water to survive. How towns get this water sometimes differs, but for the most part towns have to pump water to their citizens (Klenck). Some towns pump water from lakes and rivers but in the desert, we don’t have that luxury (Perlman). There are several types of water pumps for different depths of wells. In Artesia, our water is very deep below to the surface, most wells in Artesia are dug anywhere from 120 feet to 800 feet. For deep wells, the most common type of pump is a submersible pump.

“Then the water in the village well began to disappear, turning cloudy, then red, then slime-green, but the villagers kept drinking it. That was all they had. [...] many clutching their stomachs, some defecating in the open, others already dead from a cholera epidemic. “Even if you can get food, there is no water,” said one mother, Sangabo Moalin, who held her head with a left hand as thin as a leaf and spoke of her body “burning”” (Gaffey, Newsweek). Cholera is an extremely rare bacterial disease that causes life threatening symptoms including death, usually spread by water. In Somalia many, many villages water stream is contaminated with Cholera, but many are still forced to drink it because it is their only source of

7. Nets: Nets are used to gather up the fish in a safe manner causing no harm to them and allow for easy transport between tanks.

Mr Johnson suddenly leant over the edge of the carriage. He was astonished to find us hanging off the cart. He grabbed my wrist tightly and frantically tried to pull Zoe and I up. Unfortunately, this was no use; both Zoe and I were too heavy for a small man like Mr Johnson to carry. Suddenly, I looked down at the pool of water splashing below. “What if Zoe and I dropped off the cart and into the water?” I thought to myself.

Whoosh! The water grumbled as it got swallowed by its own current wrapping around the rocks. “Here we go!” McFly yelled over the powerful current. Everyone began to row their hearts out, putting so much focus into making a rhythm like a beautiful orchestra. I drilled into my brain, rowing is vital, vital to staying afloat, vital to staying alive. Our boat swiftly guided itself as the current carried it through the rapids. First drop down, one to go.

The ocean waves pounded the sand and slithered up to Cameryn’s feet. She bounded into the surf, each leap bringing the water deeper, to her knees, to her thighs, to her hips. Finally another breaker knocked her off her feet. She fell, laughing, and enjoyed the coolness of the water on her hot skin. Just as her feet found the sand again another wave crashed on her head and hammered her below the surface. She barely had time to grab a breath before the water closed over her. She tumbled and rolled beneath the waves. Which way was up? She was running out of air.

Water that has not gone1through a water purification process is1dangerous to human health. Developing countries1who have less access to safe water are among1the poorest in the country, for example, Africa. People in Africa often1have to go a long way to collect water yet the water1would still be unsafe for them. The water1would be contaminated by bacteria,1viruses, chemicals, mineral, and1fungi – that could cause serious1diseases. “In South Africa alone more than seven million people (approximately 17% of the population) do not have access to potable water supply as nearly twenty-one million (about 54% of the population) lack basic sanitation” (Zamxaka and et al.). Africa is so poor1they don’t have any machine to purify the water, therefore1the individuals in Africa have no choice1but to use unsanitary water.

This report outlines the concerns the villagers have about the availability of clean drinking water and contaminants entering their water supply. Through our research we have found that although there are many ways to solve

This article was written to inform people of the hardships poor countries face and to encourage us to be more involved in issues that concern our health. In the article, The British Geological Survey reassure the villagers that their water was safe, however, the water