After brainstorming some ideas around how people might get their freshwater if they don't live near a body of freshwater, Mrs. Brinza made a public post on Twitter asking people where they got their water from. The responses were really interesting!
We were mesmerized by the amount of people that mentioned something about well water and groundwater. We're not so familiar with this here in Chicago, right next to a REALLY BIG LAKE! So we began thinking that this popularity around water in the ground was a real thing! We had so many new questions about it...but Mrs. Brinza also found a video of a survivalist actually digging for water...
Digging for Water in a Survival Situation Secret Survival Tip
Digging for water in a survival situation. Where to look for water in a dry river bed. How to dig for it if you have no shovel. How to get that water out. Part one of a two part series showing where to look for water in the wilderness.
So if so many people use groundwater, and this survivalist found it in the middle of nowhere, is it more common than we think? We wanted to see if maps of groundwater exist...and they do! Here's a map that that exists of aquifers (places that store groundwater) in the US.
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From here we've got more questions STILL! Like how does water get underground? How much groundwater is there? We turned to research to help us uncover that of the world's freshwater, 30% of it is in the ground, and nearly 68% of it is frozen, leaving a really small amount on the surface. Should we be more mindful of groundwater??? Check back after winter break!
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