Feb. 2023 OPSRRA Types of Wells: There are basically three types of wells: deep, shallow whether dug or bored anddriven wells. Each has unique characteristics and needs to ensure drinking waterstays healthy.A deep well is typically drilled and only ten to twenty cm. ( four to eight inches)wide and is more than eight meters ( … Continue reading Wells
Aquifers
Aquifers Definition The Britannica (1) defines an aquifer as “a rock layer that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts.” Although adequate in a general sense, the definition fails to portray the range of geological settings and types of aquifers. The figure below is a conceptual model from a presentation to the Capital Regional … Continue reading Aquifers
Watersheds
Introduction: A watershed is defined by National Geographic as “an area of land that drains or ‘sheds’ water into a specific waterbody. Every body of water has a watershed”. (May 19, 2022). The figure below is a cartoon of the hydrologic or water cycle. Precipitation typically falls to earth as either rain or snow. Over … Continue reading Watersheds
Water Begins with Rain
By Lynn Moss Aristotle noted almost twenty- five centuries ago that people value diamonds more than water and he thought that was anything but intelligent. Since that time, many other philosophers and economists have recognized the same and tried to understand. All life depends on water. We most urgently need a supply of good air … Continue reading Water Begins with Rain
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