Deficit irrigation

Water, the most essential nutrient for life. Without it the most basic lifeforms couldn’t exist, much less humans. For citizens of Fountain Colorado it’s imperative that we begin to find solutions for the tragedy that has plagued this region of Colorado. There isn’t a definitive reason for the water crisis that has recently struck Fountain Colorado, but there’s plenty of finger pointing from all parties involved such as health departments, local military, utility companies and even city officials themselves aren’t willing to take responsibility. Although these officials have taken precautionary measures to mitigate damage to human life such as shutting off seven city water valves there still isn’t enough action being taken to directly affect the local citizens of Fountain and the Security- Widefield areas. Citizens of these small local communities are somewhat left to fend for themselves when it comes to providing water for their families and none of the potential culprits have offered too step-up and provide locals with the most basic necessity for life. Although this essay will speak about the accidental leakage of PFC’s (per fluorinated chemicals), in Fountains water source, It’s also important to mention the chemicals that are added into water supplies across the country that are not accidental, instead they’re intentionally inserted into our drinking water. In recent months many toxic chemicals have been found in Fountain’s water sources, including dangerously high…

Political cartoons are frequently made by artists to express their frustration with certain issues, politicians, and sometimes even the public as a whole. What initially appears to be a simply humorous cartoon is actually so much more. In these two cartoons, two completely unrelated issues are addressed: the Flint water crisis and global warming. Yet, both topics are discussed by displaying criticism that natural disasters are frequently disregarded until one’s career is at stake and even then,…

Water shortages have almost always been a problem for the arid Texas land, but the continued growth of the population in Texas has exacerbated the problem quite a bit. Fortunately, the government and residents of Texas have multiple steps they can take to mitigate the effect of an ever-increasing population on our limited water supply. At least three things that the Texas government could do would be to fix our current water system infrastructure to prevent useless water loss, build pipelines to…

In order to combat the water crisis, Moby replaced his lawn and installed a drip irrigation system, then declares that “California has a finite resource in terms of water” and a change will indeed happen whether “Governor Brown wants to change water policy or not.” Another issue involving Governor Brown is that he stated “farmers have suffered enough, and that is terrible,” however, Brown creates a generalization of all farmers and, what Moby points out, “not liking a solution does not mean that…

When I first attended class, I thought that English 2 would be just like any regular English class. Everyone was quiet and appeared to be shy, however, I was surprised to see that the instructor was somewhat young. As the first day of class went on, I was also surprised to know that we would have class outside due to the instructor not bringing a key. I instantly thought the instructor was a bit odd but otherwise a cool guy. However, when I found out the subject of the semester would be about…

This has been a contentious issue that has caused numerous accusations. Governor Scott has indicated the Flint City Council ought to be blamed as they voted to switch from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the Karegnondi Water Authority (Ridley,2016). However, fact-checkers have argued the Flint City Council only voted to switch water providers and refrained from voting to utilize the Flint River as an alternative source of water (The Center for Michigan, 2016). The financial dire…

Mazur (2012) focuses on developing countries and observes that these areas have “an average fertility rate of 4.8 children per woman,” which is nearly twice the global average and is expected to double by 2050. Another crucial element that encourages water scarcity is climate change. As droughts become more frequent, the water supply is set to decrease. This affects global agriculture greatly. The IPCC (2007) believe that increased temperatures and inconsistency in precipitation will lead to…

Flint, Michigan is a rather small city of about 99,000 people, with a majority (56.6%) of the population being African American and about 41.6% of residents living below the poverty line. Once the home of the United States’ largest General Motors plant, Flint’s economy suffered a major blow when General Motors downsized during the 1980s. A low budget, contaminated water source, and outdated infrastructure have led to a water crisis in Flint, Michigan which is a danger to local residents in…

Water contamination is a major issue, both to humans and the environment. There are many ethical issues surrounding companies who may contribute to water contamination and those who govern water safety. Water contamination events can cause nationwide concern, such as the drinking water in the city of Flint, Michigan and the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico. Water contamination can have disastrous consequences for the human population with effects such as birth defects and…

organised quickly. Furthermore, as an analytical idea, virtual water could be identified as a “medicine against undue ‘hydrocondia’”, such as the Malthusian contention that population growth will inevitably lead to a water and food crisis (Warner in Hummel et al., 2006: 16). Specifically, in the Arab region whereby increasingly higher incomes combined with rapid population growth generates an increase in the demand for food, this could be quenched only by increasing the levels of…