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3 stages of clean water management - Coggle Diagram
3 stages of clean water management
Collection
Rivers
Reservoirs and Lakes
Generate electricity, supply of irrigation water
Aquifers and wells
Treatment
Most water sources need a form of purification
Rivers - highly polluted, Reservoirs - polluted from acid rain and pollutants, Groundwater - contaminated by the chemicals in rocks
Chloration is a process to control any biological growth like algae (pools)
Aeration is a process to remove dissolved iron and manganese from bubbling oxygen
Sedimentation is a process to remove suspended solids
Filtration is used to filter out any fine sediments
Disinfection is done to kill bacteria in the water sources.
Delivery
Transported from treatment works to where the water gets used
Standpipes (developed countries)
Wells (villages)
Filling plastic bottles (expensive)
