Therefore ground water also greatly effects the water quality in wetlands. This biodiversity is invaluable to the environment and wildlife, and necessary for the survival of wetland ecosystems. Wetlands prove to be invaluable not only to the environment, but also to humans. Humans have recently realized the important role wetlands play in the chemistry of ground water. The surplus quantity of plants living in wetlands act as a water purifier of ground water.
Wetlands can also act as a recharger for nearby aquifers.
This essay focuses on the importance of wetlands to the San Luis Valley in Colorado, by examining the hydrology of wetlands and the hydrology of the San Luis Valley. Conclusions about the hydrology of wetlands in the San Luis Valley can be inferred from this information. The purity of water is an issue to all organisms inhabiting wetlands. Though wetlands act as buffers for many toxins, high levels of pollution can threaten the health and survival of a species. Water is one of the primary means by which pollutants and toxins are transported.