Water movement through built to natural environments


Q.

It rained a lot in your suburban neighborhood last night. Today you notice that there is a large quantity of water flowing down the sides of the paved street into the water grates (example of a grate below). 

a) Where does this water go once it enters the grate?

b) How does this affect water systems?

c) How does this affect food systems?

d) A nearby construction site accidentally dumps a large oil drum into the streets and down the grates. What impact does the oil have on water systems? 

e) A nearby construction site accidentally dumps a large oil drum into the streets and down the grates. What impact does the oil have on food systems?

Sewer Grate 

 

 


Special Instructions

Separate your data sheet based on the parts of the question.  Responses to parts A & B should be analyzed together by models listed as AB.  Other parts of the question are analyzed separately (i.e Pt C, Pt D, Pt E). 

 

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