2004, ISBN: 9783540241287

"Ground Water - A Vital North Dakota Resource" by Quentin F. Paulson   1962North Dakota Geological Survey Miscellaneous Series No. 16North Dakota Stae Water Conservation Commission Inform… Mehr…

"Ground Water - A Vital North Dakota Resource" by Quentin F. Paulson   1962North Dakota Geological Survey Miscellaneous Series No. 16North Dakota Stae Water Conservation Commission Information Series Bulletin 1prepared by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the North Dakota Stae Water Conservation Commission (Milo W. Hoisveen, State Engineer) and the North Dakota Geological Survey (Wilson M. Laird, State Geologist)Paperback6 x 9 inches, 26 pages with large foldout map in pocketsee Table of ContentsQuentin F. Paulson. Geologist, Geological Survey. United States Department of the Interior, former Executive Secretary of North Dakota Geological Society, Editor Geologram Monthly  Succeeded Hans M. Jensen as consultant on the geologic and hydrologic aspects of ground-water phases.----------------------------------Groundwater (or ground water) is the water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water. The depth at which soil pore spaces or fractures and voids in rock become completely saturated with water is called the water table. Groundwater is recharged from, and eventually flows to, the surface naturally; natural discharge often occurs at springs and seeps, and can form oases or wetlands. Groundwater is also often withdrawn for agricultural, municipal, and industrial use by constructing and operating extraction wells. The study of the distribution and movement of groundwater is hydrogeology, also called groundwater hydrology.Typically, groundwater is thought of as water flowing through shallow aquifers, but, in the technical sense, it can also contain soil moisture, permafrost (frozen soil), immobile water in very low permeability bedrock, and deep geothermal or oil formation water. Groundwater is hypothesized to provide lubrication that can possibly influence the movement of faults. It is likely that much of Earth's subsurface contains some water, which may be mixed with other fluids in some instances. Groundwater may not be confined only to Earth. The formation of some of the landforms observed on Mars may have been influenced by groundwater. There is also evidence that liquid water may also exist in the subsurface of Jupiter's moon Europa.Groundwater is often cheaper, more convenient and less vulnerable to pollution than surface water. Therefore, it is commonly used for public water supplies. For example, groundwater provides the largest source of usable water storage in the United States, and California annually withdraws the largest amount of groundwater of all the states. Underground reservoirs contain far more water than the capacity of all surface reservoirs and lakes in the US, including the Great Lakes. Many municipal water supplies are derived solely from groundwater.Polluted groundwater is less visible, but more difficult to clean up, than pollution in rivers and lakes. Groundwater pollution most often results from improper disposal of wastes on land. Major sources include industrial and household chemicals and garbage landfills, excessive fertilizers and pesticides used in agriculture, industrial waste lagoons, tailings and process wastewater from mines, industrial fracking, oil field brine pits, leaking underground oil storage tanks and pipelines, sewage sludge and septic systems., United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the North Dakota Stae Water Conservation Commission, 1962, 4, Workman Publishing, 1998. First Printing. Paperback. Very Good. NICE BOOK! NO SPINE CREASES, MILD SHELF WEAR ON COVER & NO MARKING IN TEXT. Amazon: Since its publication in 1954, Dorothy Law Nolte's inspirational and educational poem, Children Learn What They Live has been published worldwide, translated into 10 languages, taught in parenting and teaching courses, distributed in doctors offices, and printed on posters and calendars. In Children Learn What They Live: Parenting to Inspire Values, authors Nolte, a teacher and lecturer on family life, and Rachel Harris, Nolte's friend and teaching associate, have taken the classic poem and fleshed it into a small gem of a book. The expanded version maintains the grace and wisdom of the original, yet adds significant insight into the process of encouraging values through example. If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn,"""" begins the poem (and the book), and so Nolte and Harris suggest effective ways to avoid or prevent constant criticism. As a set of guiding principals, as teaching tools, or as gentle reminders, Nolte and Harris's approach to teaching values to children encapsulates the best in parenting wisdom. --Ericka Lutz"""" """"From Publishers Weekly: Nolte's familiar poem, written in 1954, is the basis for these essays, beginning with """"If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn."""" Nolte, a teacher and lecturer on family dynamics, and Harris, a psychotherapist, expound upon the simple truths of the original stanzas, which have been widely distributed. Each short chapter?on jealousy, praise, shame, recognition, tolerance, honesty, etc.?expands upon Nolte's original observations, stressing respect and love as the main ingredients for raising happy and emotionally healthy children. Although the power and impact of the original poem drew greatly from its succintness, some readers may benefit from these explications. The most valuable additions are the few real-life examples, including the tale of a 10-year-old boy who sought and received comfort from his mother after he flubbed a piano recital. While the text veers readily into greeting-card prose, the authors' message?to support and encourage children, to be patient and kind?certainly is hard to dispute. This compact, easily read volume doesn't pack the power of Nolte's popular poem, but it will make an inspiring gift for many parents."""", Workman Publishing, 1998, 3, Springer, 2005-01-12. Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight., Springer, 2005-01-12, 3<