Water in Somoa

The Water Problem of Somoa-Logan Tapp

Sources

Main source of water

“Water Quality in Samoa - the Borgen Project.” BORGEN, Borgen Magazine, 14 Feb. 2018, www.borgenmagazine.com/water-quality-in-samoa/.

Surface and ground water

Population

Climate

The Water problem

Actions being taken to help

Diaz, Alejandro. “EPA Awards $12.6 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in American Samoa.” EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, 26 Oct. 2020, www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awards-126-million-infrastructure-protect-surface-waters-and-drinking-water.

The water in Somoa suffers from polution from waste and bacterriain the sea and surface water.

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Warm and humid all year round

Water Transportation

Some efforts that are being made include addition filtration and more safe housing for clean water. Visitors are still advised to drink from bottled water. Programs such as the Environmental Protection Agency are providing funding to assist in these filtration attempts.

Water is transported by a system of altered streams and tunnels

The Country of Somoa is located in the Pacific Ocean

Coorperations involved in solving the problem

Water Quality

The water quality was polluted and poor but slowly improving because of new technology.

Both providing funding