The main factors affecting water quality include climate, precipitation, soil type, vegetation, geology, flow conditions, groundwater, and human activities. On a large scale, water quality is impacted by point sources such as municipalities and industries. Other activities affecting water quality include mining, urban development, agriculture, and non-point sources of pollution, including sediments, nutrients, and toxic contamination (National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress, 2009). Lotic habitats have been heavily impacted by various wellness issues, leading to a significant reduction in biological diversity. In the future, the depletion of biological diversity and its impacts are expected to be higher for lotic habitats compared to terrestrial biomes .