Across
- 4. laws on the local, state, or federal level designed to protect the quality of drinking water as well as the quality of water found in streams, lakes, rivers, etc.
- 7. precipitation that flows overland to surface streams, rivers and lakes
- 8. a resource that can be used over again in its current form such as air and water
- 9. facilities that treat water to remove contaminants so that it can be safely used
Down
- 1. water found in spaces between soil particles underground (located in the zone of saturation)
- 2. a resource that is slow to replenish such that there can be shortages of its availability
- 3. the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of water with respect to its suitability for a particular use.
- 5. the land area from which surface runoff drains into a stream channel, lake, reservoir or other body of water; also called drainage basin
- 6. The use of water-saving methods to reduce the amount of water needed for homes, lawns, farming and industry and thus increase water supplies for optimum long-term economic and social benefit.