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Watershed Connections and Drinking Water Saw Kill Watershed Community August 23, 2017 Water quality and pathways are changed by land use activities including: Soil, gravel Tree Water extraction removal withdrawals The water we dont see


  1. Watershed Connections and Drinking Water Saw Kill Watershed Community August 23, 2017

  2. Water quality and pathways are changed by land use activities including: Soil, gravel Tree Water extraction removal withdrawals

  3. The water we don’t see . . .

  4. Wells and streams Under natural undisturbed conditions, groundwater discharges to a stream A well pump intercepts some of Rate of pumping 1 the groundwater that would have gone to the stream, and changes its flow direction Increased rate of pumping: Increased rate of pumping • intercepts groundwater before it reaches the stream • draws water from the stream to the well

  5. A. Precipitation (air pollution) B. Seepage/ infiltration (vegetation, soils) Paths of C. Stormwater runoff contamination D. Surface water (downstream, seepage, flooding) E. Groundwater Direct “point” A sources (pipes, discharges) and other constructed C systems C B D E

  6. Groundwater and stream connections ! “As development of land and water resources intensifies, it is increasingly apparent that development of either ground water or surface water affects the other.” -U.S. Geological Survey

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