Long Island’s Water.

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Long Island’s Water

Where do we get our drinking water from???

Have you noticed water towers like these before?

Aquifers Underground layer of sediment or rock capable of yielding fresh water

There are 3 aquifers underneath Long Island: Upper Glacial – our water table (lakes, streams, puddles)

Magothy – Biggest Aquifer Magothy – Biggest Aquifer. This is where we get our drinking water from (water is hundreds of years old!)

Lloyd - This is our deepest aquifer and it contains the oldest and cleanest water (water is thousands of years old!)

N.Y. City water supply: Water flows down from the Catskills in long underground pipes to reservoirs in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

How do we use Water?

To brush your teeth (water running) 5 Activity Gallons of water used To flush a toilet 5-7 To run a dishwasher 9-12 To wash dishes by hand 20 To brush your teeth (water running) 5 To shave (water running) 10-15 To take a shower 15-30 To take a bath 37 By average person daily 123 In the average home during the year 110,000

Water Pollution

What is Pollution? Pollution occurs when concentration of substances in the environment become large enough to have an adverse (negative) effect on humans, plant, and animal life.

How do we pollute?

How can water deep underground become polluted?

Garbage Trucks dumping trash at a Landfill