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how many river basins are in texas
23
how much of texas water supply is reused water
4%
what are the numbvers for household water supply
85% use public water from the city, 14% use it from well water or supply their own
how much of the drinking water in houston comes from surface level water
86%
How many major aquifers are there in texas
9
how much water is in the ocean, how much is freshwater
96% to 2.5%
what defines a public water supply
it has to serve 15 different people/clients, or serve at least 25 people daily for 60 days out of the year
what will happen to the majority of precipitation
it will evaporate
what is the biggest use of surface water
municiple
biggest aquifer
ogalla
what is the biggest us if groundwater
irrigation
who is Largest Surface Water Right Holder in Texas
Dow chemical
how much of the drunking water in houston comes from ground water
14%
percentage of income billing
Some cities, like Philadelphia, are setting water bills as a percentage of a customer's income, aiming to ensure that water costs don't become an unaffordable burden.
fixed or flat rate
a monthly rate that stays the same no matter how much you use
soft water
college station water, low mineral content, higj salt content
tiered water rates
designed to help poor. households
hard water
has minerals, vitamins in it,it is preferred. well water
brackish water
has salt in it
artifical recharge
pumping water into aquifers- an injection well
surcharge
rate added to a fixed rate to recover revenue lost from a draught or something
decreasing block rates
rate that decreases as water consumption decreases
increasing block rates
rate that incrases as water consumption increases
draught demand rate
rate that increased during water shortages
excess rate use
rate that increases if you use above a certain amount
uniform rate
rate that stays the same for each unite of water used
TAP
really low income fams can join program if 150% below poverty line
potable aquifer
safe to drink
drainage basin
same as watershed
first in time, first in right
surface water
what is special about houstons water supply
they have ample supply through the year 2050, they support 2.5 billion people, and they have enough supply to cover the quickly growing population.
what is a structured water rate
typical rates that apply to average residential/buisness customers
effluent
water that flows from a sewage treatment plant after its been treated
what is a watershed
where water from different locations(snowmelt, rainfall) run together into a basin, ocean, lake,
