Water Quality and Resource Plan
Water Quality
Raychel Rizzo
1/26/2013
Trent Sorensen
SCI/275
Pollution is a world-wide spread problem that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. Water pollution is a big worry considering that water is essential to all living and nonliving things. As Adrian Armstrong (2006) says in his article Ethical issues in water use and sustainability, “...water is valuable, because we need it, and so we protect it in so far as it benefits us” (p. 10) The main problems of water pollution is the water quality and sustainability of it; The longer we allow our water to become polluted, the less supply of drinking water we have. Much of our water supply is not drinkable or usable for irrigation purposes due to pollution; Not only is this the case, but the water that is actually useable, is being used as if there is an endless supply of it. It is our responsibility as the habitants of this earth to treat it withe respect. Some people may not realize the havoc that is being done by their actions, and nonliving things cannot help the pollution that is released, but we need to come up with a solution, otherwise we will have no water in the future for anything; bathing, drinking, irrigation, recreational activities, etc. Let’s see what factors contribute to water pollution, and who is affected by the problem. Many factors contribute to the problem that is water pollution, whether they be living or nonliving. Humans, animals and as Brown & Froemke (2012) describe “Non point sources, such as farms, roadways, and urban or suburban landscapes, remain largely uncontrolled” (p. 137) Non point Sources (NPS) such as grass and leaves from landscapes, air emissions from vehicles that distribute emissions into the air that dissolve into the water are all NPS that factor into the pollution of our water. Mainly human efforts affect the water supply, whether intentionally or not. Human waste is a part of life that we all experience, and thanks to
Raychel Rizzo
1/26/2013
Trent Sorensen
SCI/275
Pollution is a world-wide spread problem that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. Water pollution is a big worry considering that water is essential to all living and nonliving things. As Adrian Armstrong (2006) says in his article Ethical issues in water use and sustainability, “...water is valuable, because we need it, and so we protect it in so far as it benefits us” (p. 10) The main problems of water pollution is the water quality and sustainability of it; The longer we allow our water to become polluted, the less supply of drinking water we have. Much of our water supply is not drinkable or usable for irrigation purposes due to pollution; Not only is this the case, but the water that is actually useable, is being used as if there is an endless supply of it. It is our responsibility as the habitants of this earth to treat it withe respect. Some people may not realize the havoc that is being done by their actions, and nonliving things cannot help the pollution that is released, but we need to come up with a solution, otherwise we will have no water in the future for anything; bathing, drinking, irrigation, recreational activities, etc. Let’s see what factors contribute to water pollution, and who is affected by the problem. Many factors contribute to the problem that is water pollution, whether they be living or nonliving. Humans, animals and as Brown & Froemke (2012) describe “Non point sources, such as farms, roadways, and urban or suburban landscapes, remain largely uncontrolled” (p. 137) Non point Sources (NPS) such as grass and leaves from landscapes, air emissions from vehicles that distribute emissions into the air that dissolve into the water are all NPS that factor into the pollution of our water. Mainly human efforts affect the water supply, whether intentionally or not. Human waste is a part of life that we all experience, and thanks to
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