Hydrology

Life is a river. Experiencing certain phenomena throughout the course of one’s existence is set to be believed as a rite of passage into becoming an adult. A river goes through an immense amount of challenges before getting to a more preferable, calmer body of water. It can derive from its journey due to the unfamiliar diversity that it comes across with; it can get trapped and ambushed and even lose its way for a while. However, the river finds its way. In the novel Siddhartha by Herman Hesse,…

Infiltration investigation Introduction Infiltration is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. The infiltration rate is the velocity or speed at which water enters into the soil. It is usually measured by the depth (in mm) of the water layer that can enter the soil in one hour. On the 2nd of October, we were split into groups and we had to do an infiltration investigation. The experiment was set out to find out whether the infiltrations rate throughout the school were…

Water quality dynamics in an urbanizing subtropical estuary (Oso Bay, Texas) Estuarine environments like that of Oso Bay in Corpus Christi, Texas are subject to fluctuations in geochemistry and relative water quality based on factors related to extreme weather events, changing water flow and human impacts. A 2011-2015 study on the water quality dynamics of Oso Bay found fluctuations in the estuarine geochemistry were related to some of these factors, particularly human influences. A wastewater…

1. Hi my name is Taylor and I chose to study the serve water crisis happening in California. This water crisis has a start date of 2012 but in reality has been going on for much longer than that. 2. The drought in California isn’t just a natural disaster but is also a man made one in another critical sense by capitalist governments largely beholden to giant energy cooperation 's refusal to seriously address the issue. Since the states founding in 1850 water policies have never been carried…

Rain occurs when condensed moisture in the atmosphere falls to the ground in separate, visible drops and it provides us with another source of water and can be used to provide plants with water such as in rainforests or countryside. The hydrologic cycle allows for rain to form and pour down in different areas. Water from oceans, swamps, lakes, rivers are evaporated and turn into water vapor due to the water being heated by the sun or other means. This water vapor rises into the troposphere…

INTRODUCTION Georges Mougin, a renowned engineer and glaciologist had an innovative idea to quench the thirst of billions of people. His brain child, the Ice dream project is a revolutionary project which aims at providing fresh drinking water to the entire world. This report describes today's water crisis problem, possible solutions, challenges, proposals for funding future activities of Ice dream project, discussion of the proposals followed by conclusions and recommendation. THE PROBLEM In…

ABSTRACT: Genetic Algorithm is one of the global optimization schemes that have gained popularity as a means to attain water resources optimization. It is an optimization technique, based on the principle of natural selection, derived from the theory of evolution, is used for solving optimization problems. In the present study Genetic Algorithm (GA) has been used to develop a policy for optimizing the release of water for the purpose of irrigation. The study area is Sukhi Reservoir project in…

California is a major producer in agricultural products such as; fruits, vegetables, nuts, and also dairy products. However, Californians have encountered a drought for the last four-years, and this event was linked to the extreme weather of climate changes. Since California’s economy depends strongly on the revenue that come from the agricultural businesses, the drought has potential impact on our state revenue, especially it causes a lot of farmers to lose their jobs during the drought.…

Lima, the capital of Peru failed to render safe water services to all of its residents, especially those with low-incomes. The author stated that around 8.5% of the residents receive water from water trucks, 3.9% from public fountains and 4.3% from boreholes or watercourses. The piped water service is available for only a few hours every day and around 90% of the sewage remains untreated in many parts of the city. The country has become one of the main laboratories in Latin America for…

Kick seining is a way for people to find aquatic macroinvertebrates in the water. There are three different ways of Kick seining within a creek. Once a creek is found you can begin. The first way is to have someone holding the net and the other person walks towards the net and kicks up the water and rocks. This is so that the organisms at the bottom of the river are pushed up into the net to be looked at. Secondly, there is the two person way to kick seining. This is where there is one person…