COURSE CODE : ARC 201 COURSE TITLE : BUILDING SERVICES DATE : 12 | 04 | 2023 WATER DEFINITION : Water is a colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. It can also be defined as the clear liquid that has no color, taste, or smell, that falls from clouds as rain, that forms streams, lakes, and seas, and that is used for drinking, washing, etc. SOURCES OF WATER There Three main sources of water Groundwater Surface-water: Rainwater: GROUND WATER Groundwater is an important natural resource. The precipitation infiltrates into the ground and travels down until it reaches the impervious stratum where it is stored as groundwater. It is stored in the pores present in the geological formations such as soil, rock, sand, etc.It is a source of water that is under the land surface. It is accessible by wells, tube wells, and hand pumps. SURFACE WATER Surface water is any body of water above ground, including streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, reservoirs, and creeks. The ocean, despite being saltwater, is also considered surface wateThis type of source is found on the surface of the earth like ponds, rivers, streams, creaks etc. RAIN WATER Rainwater is the purest form of water obtained from rain. It does not contain any dissolved solids or dissolved gases and thus is free from impuritiesIt is the major source of water from rain.