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Techniques for Protecting Groundwater Quality
Author(s) -
Geraghty James J.
Publication year - 1984
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.1551-8833.1984.tb05330.x
Subject(s) - aquifer , groundwater , environmental science , water resource management , plume , water quality , contamination , environmental engineering , water contamination , environmental planning , agriculture , environmental protection , engineering , geography , geotechnical engineering , ecology , meteorology , biology , archaeology
The ideal goal of complete protection of underground drinking water sources is probably economically and physically infeasible. Relatively few of the nation's drinking water wells have been contaminated, and the most serious instances of contamination can be controlled with proven techniques such as impounding plumes of contamination behind barrier walls or draining and pumping the plume. In the long term, the public should be made aware of the consequences of using certain common household, industrial, and agricultural products that can ultimately seep into drinking water aquifers.