A strategy to maintain supplies = water transfer What is it? Water transfer is simply the movement of water. How will it work? In 2006, the government designed a water grid plan to transfer water from areas of – water surplus (extra) to areas of water deficit (not enough) it was not approved! deal with UK water stress Expensive Help to grow crops Destroys habitats and wildlife Use water appropriately without Lots of co2 released in pumping wasting it. water over large distances pollution (causes impacts and management): CAUSES IMPACTS MANAGEMENT Chemicals such as Fertilisers can increase Things like are built pesticides and fertilisers the speeding up the close to rivers to act as run off from farming land growth of algae which can water traps to catch decrease oxygen supply in pollution before it enters Untreated waste from the water so wildlife can the river factories die. Waste water treatments Bacteria in sewage remove things like can spread diseases bacteria from the water
A strategy to maintain supplies = water transfer What is it? Water transfer is simply the movement of water. How will it work? In 2006, the government designed a water grid plan to transfer water from areas of water surplus (extra) to areas of water deficit (not enough) – it was not approved! deal with UK water stress Help to grow crops Use water appropriately without wasting it. Expensive Destroys habitats and wildlife Lots of co2 released in pumping water over large distances pollution (causes impacts and management): CAUSES IMPACTS MANAGEMENT Chemicals such as pesticides and fertilisers run off from farming land Untreated waste from factories Fertilisers can increase the speeding up the growth of algae which can decrease oxygen supply in the water so wildlife can die. Bacteria in sewage can spread diseases Things like are built close to rivers to act as water traps to catch pollution before it enters the river Waste water treatments remove things like bacteria from the water
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