Water

Water

Water is the world’s most important resource, without it life on Earth would not exist. We rely on it for everything from drinking supplies, to its use in agriculture, to supporting animal and plant life around the world. Approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water but not all of it is available to us for use.


Over 96% of the world water is held in our oceans and only 2.5% of Earth’s water is freshwater. Of this 2.5% of freshwater the majority is trapped in glaciers and ice-caps with the remainder being groundwater or surface water such as lakes and rivers. 


In Ireland we rely heavily on groundwater, it supplies 20-25% of our drinking water supplies and in some counties it supplies up to 50%. In rural areas not served by water schemes it is the only source of drinking water with these areas relying on wells and springs. Links below will allow you to explore the following themes:

 
The water cycle

Bottled water

Karst

Water Quantity and Quality

 

 

https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/events-and-news/events/Pages/43rd-annual-IAH-Irish-Group-Groundwater-Conference-.aspxIAH Annual Conference 2023Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore, Co. Offaly2023-04-18T07:30:00.0000000Z2023-04-19T13:00:00.0000000Z

Further information about the above topics can be found in the Groundwater programme pages.

 

 

https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/events-and-news/news/Pages/New-Deep-Geothermal-Research-Paper.aspxNew Deep Geothermal Research Paper01/02/2023 00:00:00
https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/events-and-news/news/Pages/Geothermal-Energy-Summit-2022-Press-release.aspxGeothermal Energy Summit 2022 - 9 November 202209/11/2022 00:00:00

 

 

https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/publications/Pages/New-Turlough-Monitoring-Data-Sheets.aspxNew Turlough Monitoring Data Sheets28/06/2022 23:00:00
https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/publications/Pages/Leaving_Certificate_Resource_booklet_2021.aspxGeoscience for Leaving Certificate Geography CPD Programme Resource Booklet26/04/2022 23:00:00