Water Resources Acquisition and Uses Flashcards
Anything involving water or obtained from bodies of water where both man and his environment can greatly benefit from
Water Resources
What percent of fresh water is being
consumed by the agricultural sector?
42%
What percent of fresh water is utilized to generate electrical power?
39%
What percent of fresh water is being transmitted to rural
residences, workplaces and hotels?
11%
What percent of fresh water is used for manufacturing power plants and the mining industry?
8%
General Types of Water Resources
Surface Water Resources, Ground Water Resources, Saltwater Resources
These are bodies of water above the grounds of the earth
Surface Water Resources
Classifications of Surface Water Resources
Perennial, ephemeral, man-made
Or permanent, these are surface waters that persist throughout the year and is replenished with precipitation
Perennial Surface Water Resources
Or semi-permanent, these are surface water that exists only for a part of a year
Ephemeral Surface Water Resources
These include water from small creeks, lagoons and water holes
Ephemeral Surface Water Resources
These are basically the artificial structures constructed and designed by humans
Man-made Surface Water Resources
Examples of Man-made Surface Water Resources
Dams, wetlands
What percent of all water used comes from the surface water resource?
Roughly 75%
These are bodies of water that has travelled down from the surface of the soil and is collected in the spaces between sediments and the cracks within the rocks
Ground Water Resources