ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE VALLEY THAT THE RESERVOIR WILL FILL
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Advantages:
Local water supply;
Distant water supply, if water is sent to cities via aqueducts;
Local source of fishing & boating;
Wildlife habitat;
Increased water pressure for those living in the valley;
Power generation;
Irrigation;
Floodwater control.
Disadvantages:
1. Algae bloom during parts of the year, requiring extra filtering;
2. Local pollution by cows & wildlife;
3. Wastewater treatment plants may need to be upgraded, if WWTP effluent goes into a stream
that feeds the reservoir;
4. Drought will lower water table and the water levels in reservoirs;
5. Dams creating reservoirs may overflow during heavy storm events that produce huge amounts of rain, that can cause flooding downstream;
6. Local pollution by fertilizers that are spread on farm fields and run into reservoirs during rain events;
7. Loss of high quality farmland;
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Local water supply;
Distant water supply, if water is sent to cities via aqueducts;
Local source of fishing & boating;
Wildlife habitat;
Increased water pressure for those living in the valley;
Power generation;
Irrigation;
Floodwater control.
Disadvantages:
1. Algae bloom during parts of the year, requiring extra filtering;
2. Local pollution by cows & wildlife;
3. Wastewater treatment plants may need to be upgraded, if WWTP effluent goes into a stream
that feeds the reservoir;
4. Drought will lower water table and the water levels in reservoirs;
5. Dams creating reservoirs may overflow during heavy storm events that produce huge amounts of rain, that can cause flooding downstream;
6. Local pollution by fertilizers that are spread on farm fields and run into reservoirs during rain events;
7. Loss of high quality farmland;
8. Lo
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