ENVS 1126 Chapter : Chapter 10 Water
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**0. 77% accessible freshwater (aquifer and groundwater included as well) Transpiration tree sweat trees lose water from pores. Infiltration how aquifer and groundwater gets replenished. 2 ways to consider water issues: quantity: the water cycle, controlling and managing water, policies for water use and quality: pollution and its consequences. 93% of river that can be dammed are dammed. Dams use: for hydroelectric power and flooding. Cwa (clean water act) quality of water, but not quantity change. Help tiny water droplets form (not raindrops) to hold more water. The clean water act authorizes the environmental protection agency. As you go up in elevation, temperature drops (it rains) (epa) to oversee water quality.
