Using the Ground Water Flow Model as an Educational Tool使用的地下水流模型作为教育工具.pptVIP

Using the Ground Water Flow Model as an Educational Tool Bob Broz Water Quality Specialist University Outreach and Extension Recharge System Was explained in the water cycle but emphasize that water may come from far away to recharge the underground system, not just from the area above the aquifer. Underground Storage Tank Identify this in terms they can related to Most common would be a septic tank or a gasoline storage tank. Ask about getting gas at a convenience store and ask where was the gasoline storage tank located. DNR estimates that there are over 30,000 leaking petroleum storage tanks and from on-site sewage tanks that aren’t functioning properly. Lagoon Explain the purpose of a lagoon. Whether for livestock or human waste lagoons may leak over time. A leaking lagoon can carry bacteria, nutrients and pathogens into ground water systems. Aquifers The aquifer is the place where water is stored. It is not stored underground in big holes or caves but is in the small holes/pore space found around rocks, gravel and sand in the crevices between rocks. There are two aquifers on the model. An upper aquifer and a lower/deep aquifer. Confining Layer A confining layer separates the upper and lower aquifer and retards (or reduces) the movement of water from one area to the other. In nature a confining layer may be bed rock or clay. (try to find an example for the area you are in such as the clay pan area in mid Mo. Piezometers and Wells Piezometers are used to measure water pressure below ground level and the water table. Wells will be used to draw water from the under ground aquifers to supply drinking water for more than 33% of Missouri residents. Lake or Stream Explain how water always moves from an area of low pressure to and area of high pressure. Whether this is from the ground to a ditch, stream, lake or your basement. Ground water and surface water meet at a lake or stream. Base flow of a stream is often made up mostly of ground wa