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Ground Water, Where Does It All Go?

Ground Water, Where Does It All Go?. Laura Williams. Main Ideas. Interesting Facts Around the World Back Home. There are two kinds of aquifers:. Unconfined Aquifers Confined Aquifers. Interesting facts about aquifers. Characteristics of Unconfined Aquifers. Have a larger recharge zone

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Ground Water, Where Does It All Go?

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  1. Ground Water, Where Does It All Go? Laura Williams

  2. Main Ideas • Interesting Facts • Around the World • Back Home

  3. There are two kinds of aquifers: Unconfined Aquifers ConfinedAquifers Interesting facts about aquifers

  4. Characteristics of Unconfined Aquifers Have a larger recharge zone Make the water table drop quicker from over pumping Unconfined Aquifers

  5. Characteristicsof a Confined Aquifer Located under the water table Limited recharge zone Make excellent Artesian Wells Confined Aquifers

  6. Countries all over the world have similar problems with aquifers, just like the United States Israel Mexico City Around the World

  7. Ogallala Aquifer Located in the High Plains area Most of the agricultural irrigation water comes from it Very over pumped Slowly working on it Edwards Aquifer Located in Texas only Used for all types of water uses Working efficiently on the problem, and making excellent progress Home Again

  8. Ogallala Aquifer Key (‘80, ‘94): Declines in feet Red: more than 40 Orange: 20-40 Or. Yellow: 10-20 Yellow: 5-10 No Significant Change in feet Lt. Blue -5-5 Blue: 5-10 Purple: 10-20 Dr. Purple: 20-40 Black: 40-Over Turquoise: Area of little or no saturated area

  9. Edwards Aquifer Key: Green: Contributing Zone;Lt Blue: Recharge Zone;Peach: Transition/ Artesian Zone;Lt green: Artesian Zone

  10. Wrap it up Aquifers can be found just about everywhere in the world. They are excellent water sources; the only problem is trying to figure out how we can use them without ruining the surrounding ecosystems. Perhaps someday we will be able to put as much water back in as we take out, or learn how to recycle our water much more efficiently. Thank you.

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