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Ground Water
Ground Water: - The supply of fresh water found beneath the Earth's surface, usually in aquifers, which supply wells and springs. Because ground water is a major source of drinking water, there is growing concern over contamination from leaching agricultural or industrial pollutants or leaking underground storage tanks. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Ground Water:: |
ABS CBN News,In the Philippines, endosulfan residues have been found in food, surface and ground water, sediments, soil, watershed areas and air.
NGWA to hold drilling forum August 25-26 - 04 Aug 2008
Water Technology Online,WESTERVILLE , OH — Presentations at the National Ground Water Association’s (NGWA) “Geothermal and Horizontal Drilling Forum,� scheduled to be held August
Farmers report $35M in damages from flooding - 04 Aug 2008
Baraboo News Republic,..."Contrary to what people think, it's not just surface water, it's ground water that's the problem. The water has risen so far that that's what's above
Water, Water Everywhere - 04 Aug 2008
Voxy,4 AUGUST 2008 - Rain and wind lashed Horowhenua intermittently over the weekend further exacerbating already high ground water levels and hampering clean-up
Delfasco Forge files for Chapter 11 - 04 Aug 2008
Bizjournals.com,In 2002, the company attempted to sell the Grand Prairie location, but during the sales process, a ground water testing procedure showed levels of
Northwest's Newest Hospital Is Also One Of The Nation's Greenest - 04 Aug 2008
CSRwire.com (press release)This environmentally friendly technology protects ground water resources by eliminating the need to use or store potentially harmful chemicals that are
Snookered by the details - again! - 04 Aug 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,..."RESPONSE: The GWQS rules as adopted require that new and expanded domestic wastewater treatment facilities that discharge to ground water outside of the
Water efforts must be timely - 04 Aug 2008
Helena Independent Record,Valley residents when dealing with rapid and unpredictible growth that promises to ruin the character of our community and pollute our ground-water.
Interior rivers recede, flooding woes persist - 04 Aug 2008
KTUU,Water levels on the Tanana, Salcha and Chena Rivers continue to decrease, although borough officials say ground water flooding is still a problem in many
Are fuel cells the future of heating? - 04 Aug 2008
Fuel Cell Today (press release),For the 26-storey Arrowhead scheme, the design team had originally been keen to use the building’s dockside location at South Quay for ground water cooling,
Submersible Pressure Level Sensors suit harsh environments. - 04 Aug 2008
ThomasNet Industrial News Room,Compatible with range of liquids, units are suitable for ground water level depth measurement and earthen and concrete dams.
EPA Proposes Plan for Final Stage of Cleanup at Superfund Site in ... - 04 Aug 2008
U.S. EPA.gov (press release),In this stage of the cleanup, contaminated soil, which has been found to be the source of the ground water contamination at the site, will be excavated and
Council Rejects Church Request - 04 Aug 2008
thejournal-news.net,...an amendment to prohibit the use of ground water as a potable water supply for the city, to swap antique fire equipment for new life-saving gear,
China's Summer of Living Dangerously - 04 Aug 2008
Spiegel Online,Three-quarters of the country's lakes and half of its ground water are considered contaminated. Sixty major rivers are on the verge of running dry,
Bridge over River Sal faces storm - 04 Aug 2008
Herald Publications,The meeting demanded a study the effects of overflowing soak pits on ground water. Navelim Civic and Consumer Forum secretary Joseph Vaz expressed happiness
Gallaudet Athletics sprints into fall with new field, new lights ... - 04 Aug 2008
Gallaudet University Inside Gallaudet,This kind is completely different—it is soft, springy, and safe for our athletes and the ground water.� Synthetic turf fields, now widely used by area
Vines: More support for candidates - 04 Aug 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,Kingsport; Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board, Julie Ann Dunn, Johnson City; Board of Ground Water Management, Kenneth D. Presnell, Sevierville;
Trout farm water call headed to district court - Aug 1, 2008
Ag Weekly,The ground-water users have already provided 10 cubic feet per second to Blue Lakes Trout Farm this year through the Pristine Springs agreement,
Green Olympics not so green for some - Jul 31, 2008
Radio Australia,RYDER: Now the city depends on ground water for about two thirds of its supply and the city's been over-pumping ground water since the eighties and that
Water Conservation Plan - Jul 31, 2008
KTRE,Now, Houston County is looking into how a ground water conservation system would work there. County Judge Lonnie Hunt said, "We're blessed that we're
Ground Water Protection Council Urges Congressional Water Caucus ... - Jul 9, 2008
MarketWatchIn their presentation to the Congressional Water Caucus, the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) called for greater national emphasis and better funding
Golf courses and water use - Aug 1, 2008
Toronto Star,Where the problem comes from is when local governments allow industry to use ground water for industrial purposes, which results in the transferring of
More - Aug 2, 2008
Sunday Leader (subscription),Such a scenario looms over Baluchistan, where drought and intensive exploitation of ground-water reservoirs mean a crisis could manifest itself within the
The Coming Scarcity of Water - Jul 30, 2008
Desicritics.org,She did not want to deplete any further ground water resources than was already happening and continued to rely faithfully on the limited supply of
Cash for conservation - Aug 1, 2008
Stuttgart Daily Leader,An income tax credit of 10 percent of the project cost is available for users outside a critical ground water area. The maximum credit in one year is the
Bridging the great divide - Jul 29, 2008
Business Standard,She appreciates the shift in the government’s emphasis from ground water to surface water but feels such issues are finally determined by the local
Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection ... - Aug 2, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Additional conditions included in these final decisions may be reviewed by contacting the Region 6 Ground Water/UIC Section. As required by 40 CFR 148.22(b)
AssamNet: AssamNet => [Assam] Rainwater harvesting in hilly areas ... - Aug 1, 2008
AssamNet,The use of surface water instead of ground water should be encouraged as well to avoid additional load of water on the channels as well as sinking of the
EPA Bans Residues of Pesticide Carbofuran on Food - Jul 28, 2008
Environment News ServiceCarbofuran enters surface water as a result of runoff from treated fields and enters ground water by leaching of treated crops. The EPA's estimates show
Chennai's groundwater hits new high - Jul 29, 2008
Times of India,Villivakkam, for instance (see graphic), which recorded a ground water table level of nearly 14 m in 2004, now boasts of a water table level of less than
Letter: Ration surface water, not ground water - Jul 19, 2008
Enterprise-Record,..."Water service urges 10 percent cutback," (ER, July 7) is just another "knee-jerk" reaction to the very real water emergency in central and southern
Power from nuclear sources is not eco-friendly enough - Aug 3, 2008
Fresno Bee (subscription),In addition, radioactive water was found to have leaked into ground water around Palo Verde. Similar leaks into the water supply have been discovered at the
‘Scientific strategies needed to conserve ground water resources’ - Jul 18, 2008
Chandigarh Newsline,Hisar, July 18 Speaking on the concluding day of the 16th National Symposium on Environment with the theme “Ground Water Resources: Conservation and
News Briefs • July 31 - Jul 30, 2008
Stillwater Courier,3M installed a ground-water pump-out system on the site in the 1970s to capture and control migration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs),
Congress urged to protect nation’s ground water - Jul 10, 2008
Medill Reports,...by Lea Radick WASHINGTON -- A group of state water officials gave plenty of reason this week to be concerned about the nation’s ground water supply.
CM inaugurates Leikinthabi ground water scheme - Jul 14, 2008
KanglaOnline,The chief minister was speaking at the inaugural function of the Leikinthabi augmentation of the Imphal water supply by tapping of ground water from
NJ Farmers threaten your water supply - Jul 23, 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,Precipitation falling on the surface of the land has three possible fates: runoff, shallow ground water infiltration and aquifer recharge.
Joining the party - Jul 29, 2008
Twin Falls Times-News,The letter urged the recipients to join one of two area groundwater districts participating in a mitigation plan created by the Idaho Ground Water
Ground water threatening to destroy houses in Farwaniya - Jul 10, 2008
Al Watan Daily,KUWAIT: Many politicians and MPs are concerned about an increase in the level of ground water in Farwaniya which is threatening to create problems in the
County addresses gas commission on water disposal - Jul 23, 2008
SmallTownPapers News Service,The 900 series, specifically 908.9, also mandates the monitoring of well water and ground water levels and quality. "Water samples shall be collected from
Osmosis costs four times as much as ground water - Jul 10, 2008
Malta Today,But in the absence of measures to clamp down on the illegal extraction of ground water, Malta is set to become more reliant on reverse osmosis (RO) plants,
Bhimtal lake in Nainital drying up - Jul 31, 2008
Newstrack India,But now these mountains are covered by Pine forest and the Pine trees consume enormous quantities of water depleting the ground water level.
‘Water-wise’ plants rescue parched gardens - Jul 26, 2008
South Carolina Now,...“Lawns, ground covers and vegetation are crucial to managing ground water and assist in retention, filtration and purification of a watershed,� Woodworth
Australia. Bligh Government protects Mackay ground water from sea ... - Jul 9, 2008
BYM News (press release),The Bligh Government is protecting Mackay's groundwater resources by targeting the threat of seawater intrusion. Natural Resources and Water Minister Craig
France to test water near reactors after uranium leak - Jul 17, 2008
AFPPARIS (AFP) — France's ecology minister has called for tests of the ground water near all of the country's 58 nuclear reactors after a uranium leak at a
17 trees in Ann Morrison Park fall victim to locust borers - Aug 3, 2008
IdahoStatesman.com,..."One big myth is that trees naturally reach ground water. There are misnomers, too," he added. "'Drought tolerant' doesn't mean trees don't need water.
Conservation no longer a farming priority - Aug 1, 2008
BBC News,The non-use of fertilisers and pesticides on disused land has meant an improvement in ground-water quality. The aesthetics of the countryside,
Safe pipe water supply to rural people of Orissa - Jul 25, 2008
Merinews,The ground water estimate made in the year 1994 identified 43 Blocks as hydrologically critical and estimation of the year 1999 shows that two Blocks
PROVE IT WON’T PUMP SNAKE VALLEY DRY - Aug 1, 2008
Las Vegas Sun,The authority had its own model — a computer program that calculates what will happen to ground water under certain conditions, such as pumping.
New resource in place for water monitoring - Jul 24, 2008
TMCnetHowever, the new equipment will help the city monitor potential movement of saltwater to any surrounding fresh ground-water resources, said John Clarke,
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