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contents About Water supply 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 >> The Water Cycle The importance of Catchments History of the Hunter’s Water Supply The Lower Hunter’s Water Supply Drinking Water Treatment Managing Groundwater Supply Impacts on Catchment Water Quality Sustainability and Water Supply Waterwatch - Playing an active role Landcare and Waterways Water Supply Worksheets Water conservation 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 >> Water Use and Conservation Being Waterwise at Home Being Waterwise at School School Water Audit Water Conservation Initiatives ‘Think Twice’ Water Saving Campaign Water Conservation Worksheets Wastewater conservation 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 >> The Hunter’s Wastewater Wastewater Treatment in The Hunter Raymond Terrace WWTW Morpeth Wastewater and Wetlands Stormwater Management Managing Stormwater with SQIDS Wastewater and Stormwater Worksheets Water kit . ssS . 001 . april 2010 Support material 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Environmental Websites Contacting other Organisations National Grants and Awards Hunter Grants and Awards Glossary Acknowledgments
1.1 the water cycle INTRODUCTION More than two thirds of the Earth’s surface is water, but only 3% of this is freshwater. Most of the 3% that is freshwater is locked up in polar ice caps, glaciers, the atmosphere and soil. Only a very small percentage of freshwater can be found in rivers, lakes and underground aquifers. The water cycle takes place around the world every moment of every day. Look up and you might see clouds building or transforming - that’s part of the water cycle. The rain falling on the ground or into waterways is part of the water cycle. Even theperspiration that you develop after physical activity joins the water cycle. These are all part of one amazing process that transforms water through different physical states - solid (hail, snow), liquid (rain), and vapour (mist, fog, perspiration). WATER IS IMPORTANT! There’s no point imagining daily life without water. The fact is we cannot live without it. It is crucial for the survival of all living organisms. Consider the following facts: • A human body is around 70% water. Our muscles have more water than any other body tissues, and our brains are 75% water. • We lose 3 to 3.5 litres of water in an average day, more in hot weather or when we exercise. So, we need to replace water in our body. • At most a person could survive three to four weeks without food, but less than one week without drinking water. • Lose 10% of your body water and you can barely walk. Lose 20% and you’re in real trouble. Water cools the body, it helps carry nutrition through the system, and carries out wastes. DAILY WATER USE Think about how you use water every day. The table below provides a summary. where Home School Industry Agriculture Recreation Healthcare Ecosystems examples of water use Cooking Drinking Cleaning Bath and shower Toilet Washing cars Washing clothes Washing windows Gardens Pool Toilets Drinking Cooking Cleaning Water features and gardens Keeping fish, turtles, tadpoles Conducting lab experiments Making materials eg bricks, timber Dust minimisation spraying Mixing materials eg concrete Stock watering Irrigating crops and pastures Washing out dairy sheds Processing milk products Processing crops eg cotton Drinking Irrigation of sports fields, gardens Establishing shade trees Swimming pools Making sporting equipment, like goalposts, balls and wooden bats Cooking Drinking Cleaning Bathing Sterilising equipment Surgical operations Survival and habitat for animals Survival and growth for plants Flowing rivers, creeks, streams Moderator of temperature extremes Dissolving nutrients for uptake by plants and animals Water kit . ssS . 001 . april 2010 1
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Page 3 and 4: introduction to water supply WATER
Page 5: introduction WHY STUDY WATER? Water
Page 9 and 10: BREAKING THE WATER CYCLE To supply
Page 11 and 12: Hunter Water’s area of operations
Page 13 and 14: Protecting and managing the catchme
Page 15 and 16: Water From The Mountains Chichester
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Page 19 and 20: Main infrastructure of Hunter Water
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water audits - a case study workshe
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stormwater in your school worksheet
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support material This section conta
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International WEBSITES: Ecoschools
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LOWER HUNTER CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL
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agency project focus amount contact
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4.5 glossary Aerate To charge or tr
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