{"id":586,"date":"2018-09-06T10:24:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T14:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/part\/chapter-7-water-availability-and-use\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T17:30:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T21:30:02","slug":"chapter-7-water-availability-and-use","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/part\/chapter-7-water-availability-and-use\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 6: Water Availability and Use","rendered":"Chapter 6: Water Availability and Use"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"x-ck12-Mzg4N2UwN2JjMjJkNzdlNWM2NzJlNWMyMTc1ZDljNWE.-rcm\" class=\"x-ck12-img-postcard x-ck12-nofloat\" style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-m1r\"><img id=\"x-ck12-MTM5ODQ5LTE0NDExOTc4NzAtNjYtNzgtODAwcHgtR3JlYXRfTGFrZXNfZnJvbV9zcGFjZQ..\" src=\"https:\/\/dr282zn36sxxg.cloudfront.net\/datastreams\/f-d%3Ae231ffa805c0edfadd3fac39e9db6aca2fefc48523e2eb152a1b7deb%2BIMAGE_THUMB_POSTCARD_TINY%2BIMAGE_THUMB_POSTCARD_TINY.1#fixme\" alt=\"\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/www.ck12.org\/user%3Az2vkzgvzlmfszxhhbmryyubnbwfpbc5jb20.\/book\/envs-181-Terrestrial-Environments-LCC-Instructor:-AGeddes\/section\/7.0\/Great%20Lakes%20from%20Space.%20The%20Great%20Lakes%20hold%2021%25%20of%20the%20world%27s%20surface%20fresh%20water.%20Lakes%20are%20an%20important%20surface%20water%20resource.\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-Mzg4N2UwN2JjMjJkNzdlNWM2NzJlNWMyMTc1ZDljNWE.-zdf\"><em>Great Lakes from Space. The Great Lakes hold 21% of the world's surface fresh water. Lakes are an important surface water resource.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-ZjRlZmY4OGI5NWUzODY5M2FiNDIyOWUyZWUwNmQ0MWQ.-w1s\" class=\"\">After studying this chapter, you should be able to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-MDNlZDM5NDZjMTQ3MDAyOGZkNjFkZTRhZjJiYzZlY2Q.-ecf\">\r\n \t<li>Understand how the water cycle operates<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Know the causes and effects of depletion in different water reservoirs<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand how we can work toward solving the water supply crisis<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand the major kinds of water pollutants and how they degrade water quality<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand how we can work toward solving the crisis involving water pollution<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 class=\"alternate-h2 listheading\" style=\"text-align: left\">Chapter Outline<\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\r\n \t<li>6.1 Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply<\/li>\r\n \t<li>6.2 Water Supply Problems and Solutions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>6.3. Water Pollution<\/li>\r\n \t<li>6.4. Water Treatment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>6.5. Case Study: The Aral Sea - Going, Going, Gone<\/li>\r\n \t<li>6.6. Chapter Resources<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Attribution<\/h4>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ck12.org\/user%3Azg9yc25lckbnbwfpbc5jb20.\/book\/Essentials-of-Environmental-Science\/section\/2.1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Essentials of Environmental Science<\/a>\u00a0by <a>Kamala Dor\u0161ner<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>. Modified from the original.","rendered":"<div id=\"x-ck12-Mzg4N2UwN2JjMjJkNzdlNWM2NzJlNWMyMTc1ZDljNWE.-rcm\" class=\"x-ck12-img-postcard x-ck12-nofloat\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p id=\"x-ck12-m1r\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"x-ck12-MTM5ODQ5LTE0NDExOTc4NzAtNjYtNzgtODAwcHgtR3JlYXRfTGFrZXNfZnJvbV9zcGFjZQ..\" src=\"https:\/\/dr282zn36sxxg.cloudfront.net\/datastreams\/f-d%3Ae231ffa805c0edfadd3fac39e9db6aca2fefc48523e2eb152a1b7deb%2BIMAGE_THUMB_POSTCARD_TINY%2BIMAGE_THUMB_POSTCARD_TINY.1#fixme\" alt=\"\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/www.ck12.org\/user%3Az2vkzgvzlmfszxhhbmryyubnbwfpbc5jb20.\/book\/envs-181-Terrestrial-Environments-LCC-Instructor:-AGeddes\/section\/7.0\/Great%20Lakes%20from%20Space.%20The%20Great%20Lakes%20hold%2021%25%20of%20the%20world%27s%20surface%20fresh%20water.%20Lakes%20are%20an%20important%20surface%20water%20resource.\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-Mzg4N2UwN2JjMjJkNzdlNWM2NzJlNWMyMTc1ZDljNWE.-zdf\"><em>Great Lakes from Space. 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