Investigation and Plan on basic needs of people
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Investigation and Plan on basic needs of people
Investigation and Plan 2
Abdulrahman Alsaadi
CE 241
10/25/2019
Abstract
Introduction
Water is one of the basic needs of people. It can be contaminated, and humans will not realize until after symptoms if they get any. But it is also the fact that many people are getting water even for their drinking purpose while it is still contaminated. A research conducted by Pacific Institute” titled “The Human Costs of Nitrate-Contaminated Drinking Water in San Joaquin Valley” provides several evidences for the nitrate contaminations in the consumable water. Alone in San Joaquin Valley, 63% of the individuals are not getting water for drinking purposes. The groundwater in San Joaquin Valley is extensively contaminated with nitrate. During recent times, most of the world has been subjected to contaminated drinking water. According to the research contrite by Harter that 63% of the water in the valley is not acceptable for the drinking. The water is not usable for drinking purposes as it contains large amount of “Pesticides, Arsenic, Nitrate, and Uranium”. At the same time, the communities using this water are also facing lots of health issues.
The nitrate has been developed from the nitrogen compound which is excreted from the industries. Nowadays, industrial waste is one of the common issues faced by the environment. As the airborne nitrogen is given off from the industries as well as the automobile it leads to cause lots of damage for the land and water. The non-agriculture source of the nitrate is “nitrate plus nitrate. The existence of the nitrate is calculated by using the sensor. Practically the small amount of nitrate in the surface water is always neglected as it has no negative effect.
Location and Satellite Map
Source: Data from U.S. Geological Survey
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Problem Statement
San Joaquin Valley of California is considered among the highly contaminated area where drinking water is contaminated with nitrate. The public water system is highly contaminated by the nitrogen which leads to cause lots of issues. The public water or groundwater has the reader to the “Maximum Contamination Level” violations. The common contamination in the drinking water includes the “nitrate, arsenic, coliform, bacteria, pesticides disinfectants by-products and uranium”. The contamination in the water of San Joaquin Valley is equal in every area. The contamination can be found everywhere in the valley. The effect of this contamination is adverse for the 1.36 million residents of the valley. It is also a fact that the people or communities in this area 100% relied on the tainted groundwater.
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References
- State Water Resources Control Board (2010) Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Domestic Well Project Groundwater Quality Data Report; Tulare County Focus Area. Sacramento, CA: California State Water Resources Control Board Groundwater Protection Section. Accessed March 1, 2011, from http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/gama/docs/tularesummaryreport.pdf
- Permits Inspections Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement (PICME). 2008. California Department of Public Health. Sacramento, CA