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Question 1

Canadas fresh water

Answer 1

12% is covered by fresh water, where 88% of it is soured from lakes and rivers.

more than 99% of our water is treated

Question 2

who is the worlds largest hydropower producer

Answer 2

Canada

933 large damns which in total we generate 350TWh/ year (60% of all power)

Question 3

whee does Calgary source its water

Answer 3

bow river and elbow river

Question 4

demand vs supply management

Answer 4

D= influence human behavior to use less water (conserve what we have)

S= developing new supplies of water by increasing current sources or drawing from new areas

Question 5

examples of demand-supply

Answer 5

• making municipal operations more efficient
  -water-efficient appliances
  -accessible water conversation tech
  -water use education (assist in placing value)
  -changing by-laws to make water efficiency mandatory

Question 6

what is a renewable resource

Answer 6

something that is replenished naturally over time, measured on a human time scale

Question 7

what factors dictate water availability

Answer 7

climate - may induce a water budget

geology- topography dictates water movement and vice versa (water removal can cause sinking)

land use - how we withdraw and the impacts of the recharge of water. water the water will be contaminated or not