Historical Overview of Water Sustainability and Treatment

Write a 1050- to 1,400-word paper investigating a historical water contamination event. Examples include but are not limited to:

• BP Oil Spill
• Japanese Tsunami of 2011
• Walkerton, Ontario E. coli contamination
• Elk River (West Virginia) contamination, 2014
• Camp Lejeune water contamination
• Drinking Water Contamination in Flint (Michigan)

Research your chosen historical water contamination event.

Answer the following questions in your paper:

• What were the results of the contamination on the water supply? Link the impacts to the key components of the hydrologic cycle.
• What were the results of the contamination on the environment?
• What treatment processes were used to remove the contamination?
• What were the economic impacts of the contamination event?
• What lesson about water was learned from your research?

Provide sufficient details, including data, specific location, specific examples, etc. to be more comprehensive and persuasive. 

Include a minimum of two references from peer-reviewed sources.

Include an introduction and a conclusion. A good introduction provides an overview of what the paper is about and why the topic was selected. A good conclusion provides a wrap-up of what was discussed and includes key take home message(s).

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.