Activity Books Understanding Water Activity Book | Page 27

Water is not always where we want it to be.
It does not always come in the amount we want.
Sometimes there is not enough water; other times there
is too much water. Storage reservoirs have been built
to hold water to keep a constant supply.
Everything gets dry when
there is not enough rain. Not
enough rain can cause a drought.
When an area has a drought,
plants and the ground dry out.
A drought can result in water
rationing. This means everyone
uses no more than a set amount of
water. Many towns and cities
practice water conservation. The
cities and towns themselves use
less water and encourage residents
to take steps to use less water.
Other times there is too much rain.
When there is too much rain and the
ground cannot soak it up, water
will flood areas. The water that
cannot soak into the ground will run into rivers and
streams. When the rivers and streams are too full, wa-
ter will run over the banks and flooding can happen.
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