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- Web Links
EPA Office of Groundwater &
Drinking Water
- Groundwater falls under the Office
of Water in the US EPA. The site includes a groundwater
primer and information on drinking
water standards.
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- EPA Wetlands
- US EPA's Office of Water
Wetlands website. The site includes Facts
about wetlands and Laws
& Regulations.
- Groundwater
Tutorial
- An comprehensive resource (Groundwater - Nature's Hidden Treasure)
on groundwater from Environment Canada’s website.
- High
Plains Aquifer
- Statistics and information on the High Plains aquifer hosted on
the USGS Nebraska website. The site includes reports on water-level
changes in the aquifer and several maps of aquifer characteristics.
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- Hydrologic
Cycle
- A description of the steps in the hydrologic cycle
available at the University of Illinois Department
of Atmospheric Sciences weather
world on-line guides.
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- Land Subsidence
from Groundwater Pumping
- An overview of the of subsidence related to groundwater pumping
from the USGS Water Resources
website with emphasis on southern California. See also the related
site on subsidence and water supply for Antelope
Valley, California.
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- Southern Florida Water Management
District
- A description of water use in southern Florida associated with
the Everglades wetlands. The site includes a map of principal geographic
features of the region, many images
of water use in the region, on-line
videos including a one on the Kissimmee River (River of Dreams),
and information on current major
projects.
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- USGS Groundwater Information
- Information on groundwater resources including the Groundwater
Atlas of the U.S. and a Report
to Congress on the role of the USGS Groundwater resources program.
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- Water Quality Association
- A website by the trade association of the water
quality industry includes consumer
information on water quality, a glossary
of water-related terms, and in-depth
information on some water problems (e.g. hard
water, nitrates).
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- Woburn
Legal Case
- A website created by Dr. Scott Bair at Ohio
State University that centers on the details of the Woburn trial
featured in the book and movie A Civil Action. Additional
information on the subsequent EPA decision to make the key wells
a superfund site is available from the EPA's
New England regional office.
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