Earth’s
water budget is the total amount
of water in the planet.
The largest reservoir is the ocean
(97.5%)
Freshwater is only 2.5% and found in
glaciers (68.7), groundwater (30.1%),
permafrost (0.8%), surface water, and
atmospheric water.
Residence time is the average
length of time spent by water
molecule in a reservoir.
RESIDENCE TIME FOR SPECIFIC RESERVOIR
RESERVOIR RESIDENCE TIME
Ocean and Ice sheets Thousand of years
Groundwater Tens to hundred of
years
Streams and rivers Few weeks
Atmosphere Few days
Organisms Few hours
SALTWATER RESERVOIR
aphotic zone
FRESHWATER RESERVOIR
Marsh
Swamp
Estuary
Marsh-shallow wetland around lakes,
streams and oceans where grasses and
reeds are the dominant vegetation.
Swamp- wetland with lush trees and
vegetation found in low-lying areas
beside slow-moving rivers.
Estuary-partly enclosed body of water
where freshwater from stream meets
the saltwater from the sea.
Flood
Unconfined Aquifers
An aquifer in which the groundwater is free
to rise to its natural level
Confined Aquifers
Thewater is trapped and held down by
pressure between impermeable rocks
called aquiclude.
Artesian well
Water could rise in this well without
pumping if the well is located at an
elevation, which is below the
recharge zone of the confined
aquifer.
Spring
Itis created when the
ground water emerges
from the ground.
Itusually appear in
places where there is a
decrease in
permeability of
underlying materials.
Groundwater-Stream Relationship
Presidential
Decree No. 424
creating a National Water
Resources Council, Reconstituting its
Membership, Vesting the same with
Powers to Coordinate and Integrate
Water Resources Development,
and Providing Funds
PD No. 1067 Water Code of the Philippines