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Exercises
The questions in these exercises are designed to have students understand the relationship between the hydrologic cycle, the geology of groundwater resources, water use, and the environmental issues that come with groundwater development.

The Hydrologic Cycle

Water use in Ohio is representative of many midwestern states. The Ohio State University Extension service has several on-line publications that describe the use of state resources. This exercise reviews a factsheet on water use in Ohio and the hydrologic cycle.

 

Groundwater Resources of Northeastern Ohio

Many midwestern states are mantled with glacial deposits left behind as ice sheets retreated northward at the close of the last ice age. Aquifers have been developed in coarse grained sediment of the glacial deposits and in suitable bedrock below. This exercise seeks to characterize the geology of groundwater resources in a glaciated county in northeastern Ohio.

Groundwater Resources of the Edwards Aquifer, Texas

This exercise examines environmental issues associated with groundwater use in the principal aquifer for the city of San Antonio. The aquifer is located in an area of rapid population growth that has been affected by long-term droughts earlier this century. Future growth may require hard decisions about how a finite water resource is divided among competing interests.

 

Water Softeners (Exercise by Dr. John Szabo, University of Akron)

The chemical quality of ground water varies among aquifers. Water is said to be hard if it contains a significant amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium salts. Hard water is a common problem associated with well water. Municipal supplies may be treated before distribution to the consumer. Individual homeowners with wells are responsible for their own treatment of hard water. This exercise calculates the annual cost of treating hard water for one family.