WHAT KIND OF WATER ARE YOU DRINKING?
WHERE IS THIS CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER COMING FROM?
Some countries don't have an option for their drinking water.
HOW GROUND WATER BECOMES YOUR DRINKING WATER
GROUND WATER IS DRINKING WATER
HOW MUCH DO WE DEPEND ON GROUNDWATER?
- Groundwater supplies drinking water for 51% of the total U.S. population and 99% of the rural population.
- Groundwater helps grow our food. 64% of groundwater is used for irrigation to grow crops.
- Groundwater is an important component in many industrial processes.
- Groundwater is a source of recharge for lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
WHAT IS SURFACE WATER?
Aquifers are typically made up of gravel, sand, sandstone, or fractured rock, like limestone. Water can move through these materials because they have large connected spaces that make them permeable.
Groundwater can be found almost everywhere. The water table may be deep or shallow; and may rise or fall depending on many factors. Groundwater supplies are replenished, or recharged, by rain and snow melt that seeps down into the cracks and crevices beneath the land's surface
DUMPING RUNOFFS INTO GROUNDWATER
TIRES ARE DUMPED INTO LANDFILLS
Tires take up landfill space and as land is becoming more and more scarce, it will lead towards illegal dumping.
RED FLAG FOR DRINKING TAP WATER
LANDFILLS LEAK INTO GROUNDWATER
TRASH DUMPED INTO LANDFILLS
Groundwater is also one of our most important sources of water for irrigation. Unfortunately, groundwater is susceptible to pollutants. ... In addition, it is possible for untreated waste from septic tanks and toxic chemicals from underground storage tanks and leaky landfills to contaminate groundwater.
RED FLAG FOR DRINKING TAP WATER
RUN OFFS LEAK INTO WATERWAYS
SLUDGE LEAKS INTO GROUNDWATER
Surface Water and Groundwater. (Are they connected?) Examples of surface water include creeks, lakes and streams. Surface water is found above the earth's Surface water can be contaminated by rainwater runoff from homes, businesses, roads and parking lots.
WHAT IS GROUND WATER
Over 50% of the United States population depends on groundwater for drinking water. Groundwater is also one of our most important sources of water for irrigation. Unfortunately, groundwater is susceptible to pollutants.
ALL KIND OF POLLUTANTS LEAK INTO GROUNDWATER
Materials from the land's surface can move through the soil and end up in the groundwater. Pesticides and fertilizers can find their way into groundwater supplies over time. Road salt, toxic substances from mining sites, and used motor oil also may seep into groundwater. In addition, it is possible for untreated waste from septic tanks and toxic chemicals from underground storage tanks and leaky landfills to contaminate groundwater.
DUMPING GARBAGE CAN CREATE TRASH WAVES ON OUR BEACHES TOO
THIS TRASH IS HEADING FOR LOCAL LANDFILLS AND DESIGNATED DUMP SITES
LANDFILLS SEEP INTO OUR GROUND WATER. RED FLAGS FOR TAP WATER
DR. ED SAYS THIS IS A MAJOR CATASTROPHIE
THIS TRASH OR GARBAGE AFFECTS DRINKING WATER AND CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO GLOBAL WARMING. TRASH THAT ROTS GIVES OFF CARBON DIOXIDE.
FROM TRASH TO LANDFILLS, TO GROUNDWATER TO TAP OR DRINKING WATER.
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