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Surface water

is fresh water on earths land surface

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River system

As streams and rivers move across the land they form a flowing network

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Wasteshed

The area of land that is drained by river

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groundwater

Water that is found beneath Earth surface in the spaces in sediment and rock formation

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aquifer

an underground formation that contains ground water

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prosity

is the percentage of total volume of a rock that has spaces

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Permeability

The ability of rock or soild to allow water to flow through

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recharge zone

Earth surface from which water percolates down into a aquifer

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Potable

Drinking water

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pathogens

which are organism that causes illness disease

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Dams

are built across rivers to control the river flow

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reservoir

a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply

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Desalination

is the process of removing salt from salt water

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waste water

is water that contains waste from homes of induestry

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artificial eutrophication

Fertilizer from farms, lawns, and gardens

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Thermal pollution

can occur when power plants and ither industries use to cool systen down