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To Mine or Not to Mine Groundwater
Author(s) -
Sasman Robert T.,
Schicht Richard J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1978.tb04135.x
Subject(s) - groundwater , water resource management , environmental science , water supply , population , mining engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , environmental engineering , geotechnical engineering , environmental health , medicine
Although groundwater mining is an obvious means of increasing water supply to meet the demands of a growing population, it is in many areas a debatable issue. The advantages and disadvantages of continued mining of groundwater in the Chicago, III., area, as determined through a series of studies conducted by the Illinois State Water Survey, are discussed.