The Natural Hydrologic Cycle and The Synthetic Hydrologic Cycle What goes around, comes around.
What provides the power to drive the cycle? The energy from the sun The force of gravity The Natural Hydrologic Cycle
Ground Surface SUN Energy Atmospheric Water Vapour and Cloud Storage Oceans Groundwater Storage Surface Water Precipitation Evaporation Condensation Infiltration, Percolation Transpiration Vegetation Overland Flow Surface Runoff Base Flow Groundwater Recharge
The Synthetic (Urban) Hydrologic Cycle What provides the power to drive this cycle? Man-made equipment (pumps) The force of gravity
Water Source Surface Water Groundwater Water Treatment Withdrawal Distribution Water Use Public, Commercial, Industrial, Institutional Wastewater Treatment Wastewater Collection Disposal