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Water Resources
Chapter 13
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Hydrosphere
The hydrosphere includes all of the water on or near Earth’s surface.• Lakes• Rivers• Oceans• Icecaps• Clouds• wetlands
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The Water Cycle
Water cycle – the continuous movement of water into the air, onto land, and then back to water sources
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The Water Cycle
Evaporation – the process by which liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere as water vapor
Condensation – when water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles. The water droplets form in clouds
Precipitation – when large water droplets fall from the clouds. May be rain, sleet, snow, or hail
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The Oceans
The largest part of the hydrosphere Covers over 70% of Earth’s surface Play a large role in regulating the planet’s
environment
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Ocean Water
Contains salt• Salts dissolved out of rocks• NaCl – sodium chloride
Salinity –
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Temperature Zones
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Oceans Regulate Global Temperature
Absorbs and stores energy from sunlight Regulates temperatures in the atmosphere The world ocean absorbs over half the solar
radiation that reaches the planet’s surface Temperature changes slower than on land If the ocean did not regulate atmospheric and
surface temperatures, the temperature would be too extreme for life on Earth to exist
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Currents help to moderate climate Ex. The Gulf Stream Pacific current makes
California colder
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Ocean Currents and Circulation
Surface currents – driven by wind Thermohaline circulation• Thermo = temperature• Haline = salt
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Surface Currents
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Thermohaline circulation
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Thermohaline circulation
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Thermohaline circulation
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Fresh Water
Only about 2% of water on Earth Lakes, rivers, streams Most is found in icecaps and glaciers
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River systems
A network of streams that drains an area of land.
A river system contains all of the land drained by a river, including the main river and all its tributaries.
Tributaries –
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13-1 Will We Have Enough Usable Water?
Concept 13-1A We are using available freshwater unsustainably by wasting it, polluting it, and charging too little for this irreplaceable natural resource.
Concept 13-1B One of every six people does not have sufficient access to clean water, and this situation will almost certainly get worse.
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Freshwater Is an Irreplaceable Resource That We Are Managing Poorly (1)
Why is water so important?
Earth as a watery world: 71%
Freshwater availability: 0.024%
Poorly managed resource
Hydrologic cycle
Water pollution
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Freshwater Is an Irreplaceable Resource That We Are Managing Poorly (2)
Access to water is • A global health issue• An economic issue• A women’s and children’s issue• A national and global security issue
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Girl Carrying Well Water over Dried Out Earth during a Severe Drought in India
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Most of the Earth’s Freshwater Is Not Available to Us
Hydrologic cycle • Movement of water in the seas, land, and air• Driven by:
People divided into• Water haves• Water have-nots
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We Get Freshwater from Groundwater and Surface Water (1)
Ground water
Zone of saturation
Water table
Aquifers• Natural recharge • Lateral recharge
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We Get Freshwater from Groundwater and Surface Water (2)
Surface Water• Surface runoff• Watershed (drainage) basin• Reliable runoff• 1/3 of total
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Fig. 13-3, p. 316
Unconfined Aquifer Recharge Area
Precipitation Evaporation and transpiration Evaporation
Confined Recharge Area
Runoff
Flowing artesian well Well requiring a
pumpStream
InfiltrationWater table
LakeInfiltrationUnconfined aquiferLess permeable
material such as clay
Confined aquiferConfining impermeable rock layer
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We Use a Large and Growing Portion of the World’s Reliable Runoff
2/3 of the surface runoff: lost by seasonal floods
1/3 runoff usable • Domestic: 10%• Agriculture: 70%• Industrial use: 20%
Fred Pearce, author of When the Rivers Run Dry
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Case Study: Freshwater Resources in the United States
More than enough renewable freshwater, unevenly distributed
Effect of• Floods• Pollution• Drought
2007: U.S. Geological Survey projection • Water hotspots
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Average Annual Precipitation and Major Rivers, Water-Deficit Regions in U.S.
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Water Hotspots in 17 Western U.S. States
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Water Shortages Will Grow
Dry climate
Drought
Too many people using a normal supply of water
Wasteful use of water
China and urbanization
Hydrological poverty
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Natural Capital Degradation: Stress on the World’s Major River Basins
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Long-Term Severe Drought Is Increasing
Causes• Extended period of below-normal rainfall• Diminished groundwater
Harmful environmental effects• Dries out soils• Reduces stream flows• Decreases tree growth and biomass• Lowers net primary productivity and crop yields• Shift in biomes
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13-2 Is Extracting Groundwater the Answer?
Concept 13-2 Groundwater that is used to supply cities and grow food is being pumped from aquifers in some areas faster than it is renewed by precipitation.
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Trade-Offs: Withdrawing Groundwater, Advantages and Disadvantages
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Case Study: Aquifer Depletion in the United States
Ogallala aquifer: largest known aquifer• Irrigates the Great Plains• Water table lowered more than 30m• Cost of high pumping has eliminated some of the
farmers• Government subsidies to continue farming
deplete the aquifer further• Biodiversity threatened in some areas
California Central Valley: serious water depletion
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Natural Capital Degradation: Areas of Greatest Aquifer Depletion in the U.S.
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Natural Capital Degradation: The Ogallala is the World’s Largest Known Aquifer
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Groundwater Overpumping Has Other Harmful Effects (1)
Limits future food production
Bigger gap between the rich and the poor
Land subsidence• Mexico City
Sinkholes
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Groundwater Overpumping Has Other Harmful Effects (2)
Groundwater overdrafts near coastal regions• Contamination of the groundwater with saltwater• Undrinkable and unusable for irrigation
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Fig. 13-11, p. 324
SOLUTIONS
Groundwater Depletion
Prevention Control
Waste less water Raise price of water to discourage waste
Subsidize water conservation
Tax water pumped from wells near surface waters
Limit number of wells Set and enforce minimum stream flow levels
Do not grow water-intensive crops in dry areas
Divert surface water in wet years to recharge aquifers
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Some Rivers Are Running Dry and Some Lakes Are Shrinking
Dams disrupt the hydrologic cycle Major rivers running dry part of the year• Colorado and Rio Grande, U.S.• Yangtze and Yellow, China• Indus, India• Danube, Europe• Nile River-Lake Victoria, Egypt
Lake Chad Africa: disappearing
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Case Study: The Colorado River Basin— An Overtapped Resource (1)
2,300 km through 7 U.S. states
14 Dams and reservoirs
Located in a desert area within the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains
Water supplied mostly from snowmelt of the Rocky Mountains
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Case Study: The Colorado River Basin— An Overtapped Resource (2)
Supplies water and electricity for more than 25 million people
Irrigation of crops
Recreation
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Case Study: The Colorado River Basin— An Overtapped Resource (3)
Four Major problems• Colorado River basin has very dry lands• Modest flow of water for its size• Legal pacts allocated more water for human use
than it can supply• Amount of water flowing to the mouth of the river
has dropped
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The Colorado River Basin
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The Flow of the Colorado River Measured at Its Mouth Has Dropped Sharply
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13-4 Is Transferring Water from One Place to Another the Answer?
Concept 13-4 Transferring water from one place to another has greatly increased water supplies in some areas, but it has also disrupted ecosystems.
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CA, U.S., Transfers Water from Water-Rich Areas to Water-Poor Areas
Water transferred by• Tunnels• Aqueducts• Underground pipes
May cause environmental problems
California Water Project
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The California Water Project and the Central Arizona Project
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Removing Salt from Seawater Seems Promising but Is Costly (1)
Desalination• Distillation• Reverse osmosis, microfiltration
15,000 plants in 125 countries• Saudi Arabia: highest number
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Removing Salt from Seawater Seems Promising but Is Costly (2)
Problems• High cost and energy footprint• Keeps down algal growth and kills many marine
organisms• Large quantity of brine wastes
Future economics
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13-6 How Can We Use Water More Sustainably?
Concept 13-6 We can use water more sustainably by cutting water waste, raising water prices, slowing population growth, and protecting aquifers, forests, and other ecosystems that store and release water.
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Reducing Water Waste Has Many Benefits (1)
Water conservation• Improves irrigation efficiency• Improves collection efficiency• Uses less in homes and businesses
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Solutions: Reducing Irrigation Water Waste
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Fig. 13-23, p. 337
SOLUTIONS
Sustainable Water Use
Waste less water and subsidize water conservation
Preserve water quality
Protect forests, wetlands, mountain glaciers, watersheds, and other natural systems that store and release water
Get agreements among regions and countries sharing surface water resources
Raise water prices
Do not deplete aquifers
Slow population growth
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What Can You Do? Water Use and Waste