Slide 1Water Will there be enough? Leslie E. Kettren, AICP, PCP Leroy P. Kettren, PG September 29, 2005 Making Great Plans: Putting the Pieces Together Upper Midwest Regional…

Slide 1Water Chapter 15 Slide 2 Water Wars Water shortage Growing population Poor irrigation efficiency Economic competition- importing more grain to reduce need for irrigation…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Water Cycle Click here for an animation Slide 3 Increase in runoff with urbanization Decrease in infiltration Slide 4 Groundwater is simply water under…

Slide 1 KARST STRUCTURES AND GROUNDWATER FEATURES: Slide 2 1. KARST TOPOGRAPHY:  limestone, chalk, or gypsum base.  Great sinkholes and caverns can form, caves. This…

Slide 1http://www.ctecomputer.com/fountains/ Groundwater All water found underground, frequently in: Joints and cracks in rocks Open space between sediment grains Cave systems…

Slide 1 LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT 17 TH MILLER/SPOOLMAN Chapter 13 Water Resources Slide 2 Case Study: The Colorado River Basin— An Overtapped Resource (1) 2,300 km through…

Slide 1 Water Underground Section 5 Pages 68-74 Slide 2 Underground Layers  Where does underground water come from?  Do you recall what happens to precipitation when…

Slide 1 Groundwater Slide 2 Water Cycle Fill in Your Water Cycle Slide 3 After Precipitation: Runoff: It can form rivers, flow downhill over the land surface back to the…

Slide 1 Mrs. Degl1 The Water Cycle and Climates Water continuously circulates between the hydrosphere (oceans), atmosphere (troposphere), and the lithosphere (land). Slide…

Slide 1 Ch. 12 Interaction of Life Slide 2 Living Earth Biosphere – The part of the earth that supports life –Includes the top portion of earths crust, all the waters…