BIO220 Grand Canyon Water Quality Essay

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Write a 750-1,000-word essay about water quality in your community that addresses the following points:

  1. Obtain a water quality report from your local municipality within the last two years and discuss what you found in the report? I live in Rapid City, South Dakota.
  2. Identify a water quality issue happening in your community and where the pollution comes from? This includes point sources (for example, water discharge from a factory; contamination from a Superfund site), Non-point sources (for example, agricultural runoff), and Natural sources.
  3. Describe how the pollution source is impacting the environment and human health in your community, and provide two examples of each.
  4. Identify three management practices to minimize water pollution.

Remember to support your data and information with appropriate citations. A minimum of five peer-reviewed references must be included.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.