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1. Water, Water Everywhere… 2. How Much Water Do You Use? 3. Water Facts, Drainage Basins, & Water System 4. Water Misuse in Canada

Water, Water Everywhere…

• “Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.” Huh?!

• There is a lot of water on planet Earth. BUT…– 97% of it is in the oceans– 2% of it is locked in glaciers – leaving approximately 1% for all of the land based

plants, animals, and 6.5 billion humans to survive on

How Much Water Do You Use?

Town/City Consumption (litres/person)Whitby 973

Ajax 968

Oshawa 964

Pickering 950

Newcastle 936

Uxbridge 809

Courtice 736

Bowmanville 732

Orono 609

How Much Water Do You Use?

Water Facts

• Almost 9% of Canada’s total area is covered by freshwater

• There is enough freshwater on the earth to cover Canada and the US to a depth of 1.8 kilometers

• Approximately 60% of Canada’s fresh water drains north while 85% of the population lives along the southern border

• Canada holds 20% of the worlds fresh water supply

• There are up to 100 000 chemicals in commercial use worldwide that end up making there way into the water cycle

Water Facts

• Toilets use over 40% more water than needed• Many homes lose more water from leaky taps

than they need for cooking and drinking• Less than 3% of the water produced at a large

municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes

• One out of every three Canadians depend on the Great Lakes for their water

Drainage Basins of N. America

Pacific Ocean Drainage Basin

Gulf of Mexico Drainage Basin

Atlantic Ocean Drainage Basin

Hudson Bay Drainage Basin

Arctic Ocean Drainage Basin

Drainage Basins of N. America

Drainage Basin Major Waterway Region

Pacific Ocean Fraser, Columbia West of the Rockies

Arctic Ocean Mackenzie The Territories

Hudson Bay Saskatchewan The Prairies + Northern Ontario and Quebec

Atlantic Ocean St. Lawrence Southern Ontario and Quebec + the Maritimes

Gulf of Mexico Mississippi Southeastern U.S.A.

The Water System

• List the names of the stages in order as they appear.

The Water System

1.Catchment

The Water System

2.Dams

The Water System

3.Water Treatment

The Water System

4.Transport

The Water System

5. Usage at Home

The Water System

6. Sewers

The Water System

7. Sewage Treatment

The Water System

8.Reuse

The Water System

Water Misuse in Canada

• Proposed water diversion projects

Water Misuse in Canada