Rainwater Reports Samples For Students

1.0 Introduction
Water is an important component of life and without it life on earth will be non-existent. About ¾ of this planet is made up of water and it is a surprise, therefore, to find out that more than a billion people do not have access to clean water. According to the United Nations, the uneven distribution of water is endangering an increasing number of people although there is enough water in the planet to supply its entire population (2014). This situation is particularly true in areas that are classified as arid regions or regions with precipitation characterized as low, ...

Executive Summary

Water is an exceedingly crucial resource required for survival. About three quarters of Earth’s surface is covered by water. However, not all of this water is readily usable for human consumption, agricultural production or for industrial use. According to Glover1 “only about 3% of all the surface water is fresh, of which only 0.6% is readily available for use. In fact, only about 0.018% of world’s surface water is readily available2. Australia is a dry continent, being listed as the driest continent of the world possessing only less than 1 percent of the fresh water in the world3. ...

Abstract

Clean water for domestic use is essential for a health population. Therefore, all people should have access to clean drinking water. Drought is a common phenomenon in arid regions and this makes water shortage a significant problem. The effects of water shortages are experienced in the arid Southwestern parts of the United States, this just being one among the many arid areas of the world. The paper seeks to address and compare the various small and large scale methods possible for water provision in this arid region of the United States. Among the large scale possible methods of providing water for this ...