Aquifer

Steve Turner. Amber Waves and Undertow: Peril, Hope, Sweat, and Downright Nonchalance in Dry Wheat Country. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2009. Adams County, Washington is the topic of journalist Steve Turner’s book Amber Waves and Undertow. Partly inspired by his own experiences within the region, and acting as a county history, Turner’s work examines the various modern cultures that have inhabited this portion of Washington State. From dry wheat farmers and cattle ranchers to…

Despite the rapid growing pace of the modern world’s industrialization, the issues we are confronted with are becoming increasingly severe. While the GDP growth is rising in a stupendous trajectory, the probability of a forthcoming catastrophe happening caused by negative outcomes of the industrialization is rising simultaneously. For instance, pollution is a negative outcome produced by the rapid industrialization. Pollution is the contaminated of a natural environment that can cause diverse…

an unsustainable use of the region’s fresh water” (fracking). Furthermore, as the engineers drill a hole for fracking, it passes “through numerous rock layers that may include freshwater aquifers used for private wells or municipal water supply” (fracking). This process could contaminate fresh water in aquifers underground with toxic chemicals that are being used in fracking. There has been evidence of contaminated fresh water “primarily in the U.S. Northeast, where the practice has flourished”…

places. Ground water and surface water. According to “Louisiana.gov” Ground water originates from precipitation that falls in rain or snow and hits the ground, filling the open spaces. Layers of sand and gravel in this saturated zone are called aquifers. Aquifer is a geologic formation containing water in quantities sufficient to yield water to a well. Which the well pumps water to the surface where the water company treats it to ensure that is safe to drink. Surface water also originates from…

Water and Waste You have all heard that you should conserve water but this may seem odd depending on where you live. In an arid place like the southwestern United States it seems logical to conserve water, but in the Great Lakes region where water appears to be abundant, people are also encouraged to save water. Why are even those with an excess of annual rainfall being encouraged to conserve water? “Water shapes the surface of our planet, and it provided the medium in which life began” (Trefil…

The Devils Hole Pupfish: The Devils Hole provides pupfish with conditions of continuous temperature(92F-33C) and salinity, unlike the changing environments of many other pupfish. They've been seen as deep as 66 feet, they find food and spawn exclusively on a shallow rock shelf near the surface, they eat the algae and diatoms found there. They are considered an annual species, with their historic population changing between 100-200 in the winter and 300-500 in the late summer. Their population…

Pioneer Living Condition in Nineteenth Century Nebraska In Nebraska pioneers living condition was very difficult during the nineteenth century. Water was one of the first considerations in selecting homestead in Nebraska. Early settlers first established claims near streams and rivers to take advantage of surface water. But these homesteads were quickly claimed, and so later settlers would have to go to new depths to find water. That means digging well. Often a new settler would dig a test…

he public opinion and legal battle of over what could happen for the future of Kern River water after it has been available after a court decision in 2007 that the Kern Delta Water District lose rights to Kern River water. The topic is very interesting because it is a concern here locally for the city of Bakersfield. The City of Bakersfield appealed to the State Water Resources Control Board because the city said that the Kern River is not fully appropriated and it is available for the use of…

that the South Florida Water Management District is attempting to control. Phosphorous is the same nutrient that is a contributing factor to the algae problem in Lake Erie. In South Florida, the main source of drinking water stems from underground aquifers made of porous limestone, that is refilled via the everglades(NPS,2016). In our region, the main source for drinking water for cities, stems from Lake Erie. Thus, phosphorous has an effect on drinking water in both regions. In South…

The United States relies heavily on groundwater as a source for drinking. As a result of contaminated ground water supply, citizens are at times forced to look elsewhere. As this can get expensive, hydrologists look for various alternatives. About 50% of the United States drinking water comes from groundwater wells. Contamination in such wells has become a major problem for those who do not have much of a choice to where they get their water supply. Hydrologists now have the tools to locate…