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Legal Means of Protecting Aquifers
Author(s) -
Selig Edward I.
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.tb05331.x
Subject(s) - plaintiff , revenue , aquifer , business , raising (metalworking) , water contamination , environmental planning , natural resource economics , contamination , environmental science , groundwater , finance , law , engineering , economics , political science , mechanical engineering , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
Various legal grounds for filing suit to recover the costs of cleanup of contaminated underground water supply sources are summarized. The author also outlines prudent measures that a plaintiff utility should take in preparing and presenting evidence and in raising revenues to meet the immediate costs of additional water treatment while pursuing relief from the party responsible for the contamination.