GEOL 1121 Lecture 3: Geology Test 3
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This problem is common on the atlantic seaboard but not so bad on the. Review: groundwater, flows at a rate typically m/day ~ 1/1000 to 1/10,000 as fast as typical rivers, ground water problems, subsidence: withdrawal of ground water leads to ground subsistence can happen with any fluid, e. g. October 26, 2015: considered environmental president, founded the epa to protect human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by congress , supported the clean air act and many other environment acts. Safe drinking water act (sdwa: passed in 1974, amended in 1986, 1996, originated with nixon, signed by gerald ford, applied to every public drinking water system and source water. In order for the water to be regulated in groundwater wells there must be more than 25 people drinking from it. Some areas are saltier than others: major input is river water which is why the area coming off the.
