Question Question 1: Water Supply and Demand Requirements (Total 15 marks) a) A small town (population 2500) is to install a new water supply system. Three possible sources of water have been identified: • A small river with adequate summer flow running through farmland Infiltration galleries or wells adjacent to the river A local creek from a small bush-clad hill catchment that has adequate total annual • Tabulate the advantages and disadvantages of each source as shown below. Advantages Disadvantages River Galleries/wells Bush-clad catchment 15 marks

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Transcribed Image Text: Question 1: Water Supply and Demand Requirements (Total 15 marks) a) A small town (population 2500) is to install a new water supply system. Three possible sources of water have been identified: • A small river with adequate summer flow running through farmland Infiltration galleries or wells adjacent to the river A local creek from a small bush-clad hill catchment that has adequate total annual • Tabulate the advantages and disadvantages of each source as shown below. Advantages Disadvantages River Galleries/wells Bush-clad catchment 15 marks
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Transcribed Image Text: Question 1: Water Supply and Demand Requirements (Total 15 marks) a) A small town (population 2500) is to install a new water supply system. Three possible sources of water have been identified: • A small river with adequate summer flow running through farmland Infiltration galleries or wells adjacent to the river A local creek from a small bush-clad hill catchment that has adequate total annual • Tabulate the advantages and disadvantages of each source as shown below. Advantages Disadvantages River Galleries/wells Bush-clad catchment 15 marks
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Advantages of a small river with aclequate summer flow flunning through fammland far witu supply in a small town.Advantage:-(1) The main advantage of river is to provide (2) Ale the for our daily needs and kids of nearby area can also drink watir.(3) Also support' the ecosystem by helping wisthe functioning of various natural phenomena like(4) The river cycle.The river may also become a rich source of providing fish and other aquatic animal.(5) Even the rivers can used in drainage (i.e.clrains out rani water)Disadvantage:-(1) The river can increase rak of flooding when river overflows due to high rainfall.(2) While flowing over ground surface water collects silt and particles of organic matter.(3) It also picks up ta more carton dioxide from vegetation and micro-organisms and bacteria from topsoil and decouging matter.(4) Hazardous chemicals are also disposed of by factories illegally in order to save cott of Camsctreating .(5) Aumping of houschold garbage, bathing and uashing in river make it unhygienic for unge.(6) River also became breeding ground of mosquitoes due to release of feces and we of sorp and detergent and thus can spread cliseasesAdvantage of Infileration Gallery or Well(i) Infilteration Galleries or wells can be constructed adjacent or near rivers to collect infiltrated surface wate ... See the full answer