Our Watershed

Human Impact: Our Watershed




Humans affect water in a multitude of ways, we often draw water for drinking,  irrigate  crops and for industry and by doing such things we may also release unwanted substan ces into the water. Rain often picks up many pollutants on its way into rivers and creeks (‘How Humans A ffect the Water Cycle’, n.d).

   In rural areas common pollutants are pesticide/herbicides as well as run off of animal waste and fertilizers that are not properly disposed of. However in urban areas, such as North York, these pollutants vary even more from the traditional pesticides/herbicides to oil, gas, impro perly handed sewage and human waste, as well as animal waste from domestic pets such as dogs and cats. As such day to day activities such as caring for gardens, walking domestic pets and even driving can have a huge effect on our water supply and the quality of said water (‘How Humans Affect the Water Cycle’, n.d).

The above video demonstates the importance of water to our society, ecosystem and us as individuals. ('The Value of Water', n.d)