Water resources

Aquifer

Chlorinated hydrocarbon

Inorganic Fertilizer

Desalination

Dissolved Oxygen

Euphotic Zone Photosynthesis producing most

oxygen

Eutrophication

Increased Nitrates,

Phosphates (naturally or

culturally) from external sources

Evaporation

Floodplain

Groundwater

Natural Capital

Water, trees, grassland, soil, etc…notice the change in allocated natural capital for wildlife versus humans

Natural Recharge

• If we leave it alone how much will these areas recharge their supply?

Nondegradable pollutant

• Plastics, Lead, Many Inorganic Toxins, Mercury

Slowly Degradable Pollutant

• Material that does biodegrade but occurs slowly over time to acceptable levels

Oxygen Demanding Wastes

• Waste products which require Oxygen in order to break down. They remove lots of DO from water…

Point source

• Single point of pollution source

Primary and Secondary Sewage Treatment

Large solids are

filtered out

Primary

90% of leftover waste is digested

by aerobic bacteria

secondary

Recharge area

• Area where water passes through to an aquifer

Reliable Runoff

• Can be depended on and calculated on a regular basis

Salinity

Saltwater Intrusion

Using freshwater faster than it can be recharged so saltwater intrudes

Sedimentary Rock

Septic TankAerobic bacteria decompose waste and sludge settles. Effluent flows

out into ground

Sludge

Leftover, toxic chemicals, infectious agents, and settled solids removed from waste water

Surface Runoff

Water Pollution

Chemical or physical influences which may be harmful to living organisms

Water Table

Zone of AerationZone of

saturation

Zoning

• Regulation (by law or interpretation of law) how parcels of land and the water present shall be used