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Groundwater laws: opportunities for management and protection
Author(s) -
Ballew Walter W.
Publication year - 1983
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.1551-8833.1983.tb05139.x
Subject(s) - groundwater , aquifer , natural resource , state (computer science) , resource (disambiguation) , groundwater contamination , environmental planning , natural (archaeology) , law , business , environmental science , environmental resource management , environmental protection , political science , engineering , computer science , geography , computer network , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , algorithm
Present and future protection of the nation's groundwaters depends on controlling the interrelated problems of excessive withdrawals and contamination. The author investigated the existing legal authority and identified gaps in federal and state regulatory laws as they apply to use of aquifers underlying the state of Georgia. The findings of this prototype case study could be applied in many states to coordinate and enhance groundwater protection, thus assuring the availability and safety of this natural resource.