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Water Resources How do people use water resources?

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Water Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],People use water for many purposes! Today, we’ll focus on four main categories:

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Water for daily use ,[object Object],In rural areas, people get drinking water from underground wells. In larger cities, people use reservoirs to store drinking water.

Water for daily use ,[object Object],In fact, the average person in the United States uses 80-100 gallons of water per day!

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Recreation ,[object Object],Swimming Boating Fishing Tourism

Recreation Swimming We can use drinking water to fill up our pools…

Recreation Swimming Or swim in bodies of water like lakes and oceans!

Recreation People can use large boats… Boating

Recreation … or small ones Boating

Recreation Fishing People enjoy fishing in lakes, rivers, and streams

Recreation Tourism Tourism is the business of having people visit an area.

Recreation Tourism Why might people use water resources for tourism?

Recreation Tourism Have you ever visited a location near a body of water?

Energy ,[object Object],For thousands of years, people have used water’s power to run water mills.

Energy ,[object Object],turbines

Energy ,[object Object],This is Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River. Water is stored in a reservoir. Then, it passes through the dam, where it powers the turbines.

Energy Here is a picture of Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River. 22% of the electricity in PA is generated from hydroelectric power.

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