Considering the urban water dynamic model in Figure 9. 41, what are the main parts of urban water system? How are different parts of the urban water supply affected by each other?

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Metropolitan area Precipitation ATMOSPHERE Evaporation Industrial cooling water Urban land surface (manipulated) Direct Runoff Bodies of surface water (manipulated) Infiltration Zone of Aeration Recharge basins Retention basins Lawn and crop Irrigation Sewage Precipitation Capillary rise Septic tanks and cesspools Water system Leakage Groundwater pumping Zone of saturation Deep intrusions FIGURE 9.41 Typical urban water dynamic model. Seepage and spilling flow Recharge or diffuses wells Storm drainage Waste- Impacted low flow augmentation Surface water Outflow Impacted water supply water sewage Direct Effluent discharge Sewer leakage acceleration Expected water supply *Expected industrial consumptive uses Subsurface groundwater outflow Ocean