Water Information
DID YOU KNOW?
The total area of the earth is composed of 2/3 water, making it one of the most plentiful and most important
resources available. Without potable water, humankind cannot survive.
Pure water consists of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen, chemically combined to form pure water.
The only pure source of water is the earth’s atmosphere (sometimes called the hydrological cycle). Impure
water from the earth’s oceans, lakes, rivers and surface evaporates into the atmosphere then condenses to
form rain droplets which are totally pure. The above process operates basically the same as a man-made still,
which evaporates all the impurities from the water, then returns the condensates into pure water. If this
process did not exist, there would likely not be enough potable water to support the earth's population.
The pure water vapor – which forms in the earth's atmosphere as clouds – begins to pick up impurities. As it
begins to fall to the earth in the form of rain, snow, etc., impurities are immediately absorbed. A little of
everything found in the atmosphere (dust, micro-organisms, gases, etc.) is absorbed on the way to the surface.
Rain or snowfall then finds its way to various sources of water supplies on the earth's lakes, rivers, oceans or
it may seep into the ground and become part of an underground stream or lake.
CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS WATER SOURCES
RAIN WATER
After the water picks up impurities in the atmosphere and percolates through the ground, it comes into contact
with carbon dioxide and then forms carbonic acid. This dissolves some of the mineral content of the soil or rock
it contacts, thus adding these minerals to the water.
SURFACE WATER
Water from streams may be turbid due to the presence of silt, clay, etc. However, in larger surface water,
a greater amount of self-purification takes place through aerobic digestion, plant life, fish, etc. and the quality
of the water could change to a great degree.
GROUND WATER
Normally picks up the minerals it flows through. As a general rule, water from deep wells contains a higher
mineral content and is less likely to contain organics or turbidity. Water from shallow wells is usually lower in
mineral content and may be subjected to pollution or other bacteria which is available from various sources
nearby (e.g. spring run-off through forests and hills, plants, industrial wastes, etc. which will all pass various
bacteria into the water).
The total area of the earth is composed of 2/3 water, making it one of the most plentiful and most important
resources available. Without potable water, humankind cannot survive.
Pure water consists of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen, chemically combined to form pure water.
The only pure source of water is the earth’s atmosphere (sometimes called the hydrological cycle). Impure
water from the earth’s oceans, lakes, rivers and surface evaporates into the atmosphere then condenses to
form rain droplets which are totally pure. The above process operates basically the same as a man-made still,
which evaporates all the impurities from the water, then returns the condensates into pure water. If this
process did not exist, there would likely not be enough potable water to support the earth's population.
The pure water vapor – which forms in the earth's atmosphere as clouds – begins to pick up impurities. As it
begins to fall to the earth in the form of rain, snow, etc., impurities are immediately absorbed. A little of
everything found in the atmosphere (dust, micro-organisms, gases, etc.) is absorbed on the way to the surface.
Rain or snowfall then finds its way to various sources of water supplies on the earth's lakes, rivers, oceans or
it may seep into the ground and become part of an underground stream or lake.
CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS WATER SOURCES
RAIN WATER
After the water picks up impurities in the atmosphere and percolates through the ground, it comes into contact
with carbon dioxide and then forms carbonic acid. This dissolves some of the mineral content of the soil or rock
it contacts, thus adding these minerals to the water.
SURFACE WATER
Water from streams may be turbid due to the presence of silt, clay, etc. However, in larger surface water,
a greater amount of self-purification takes place through aerobic digestion, plant life, fish, etc. and the quality
of the water could change to a great degree.
GROUND WATER
Normally picks up the minerals it flows through. As a general rule, water from deep wells contains a higher
mineral content and is less likely to contain organics or turbidity. Water from shallow wells is usually lower in
mineral content and may be subjected to pollution or other bacteria which is available from various sources
nearby (e.g. spring run-off through forests and hills, plants, industrial wastes, etc. which will all pass various
bacteria into the water).
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