Reading to be done before Class: ESBS Chapter 412-329
Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: watersheds, groundwater, aquifers, wetlands, marshes, swamps, bogs, water table, confined aquifer (artesian), unconfined aquifer, consumptive use, non-consumptive use, dams, flood control, water diversion, groundwater depletion, desalinization.

Water Resources: Watersheds, Groundwater, Wetlands, and the Aral Sea

Watersheds

• Ecosystem Distributions and Watersheds
• Watersheds and Bioregionalism
• Our own watershed
• Importance of watersheds for managing water resources
• Example--The Gila Basin in Arizona

CAP

Recharge

 

Groundwater

• Aquifers
• Safe aquifer yield
• Saltwater intrusion

Wetlands

• Types of Wetlands
• Wetlands in NW Indiana
• Lakes and Reservoirs

The Aral Sea

• The Problem
• Consequences
  • Bottom Exposure and Salt/Dust Storms.
  • Loss of Aquatic Productivity

• Climatic Change

• Loss of Groundwater
• Pollution of Water Supplies
• Economic damage