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Water: the resource that gets used & used & used for everything!
General Information Product
By: Stephen Vandas, Frank Farrar (artist), and Orlando Ramos-Gines (translator)
Water truly Is a resource that gets used and used for everything. The same Water can be utilized many times. This poster depicts 12 water uses which ere labeled in bold red letters, beginning with mining end ending with transportation. Withdrawals (water removed from the river or ground), distribution, and returns (water returned to the river or ground) are depicted by the blue arrows. The poster is folded Into 8 1/2" x 11" panels; front and back panels can easily be photocopied.
Suggested Citation
Vandas, S., Farrar, F., and Ramos-Gines, O., 1996, Water: the resource that gets used & used & used for everything!: General Information Product, Elementary School Poster; Middle School Poster; Black and White Poster; Spanish Translation, https://doi.org/10.3133/70047739.
Publication type
Report
Publication Subtype
USGS Unnumbered Series
Title
Water: the resource that gets used & used & used for everything!
Series title
General Information Product
DOI
10.3133/70047739
Year Published
1996
Language
English
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location
Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)
Water Resources Program
Description
Elementary School Poster; Middle School Poster; Black and White Poster; Spanish Translation