Groundwater
Publications
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Distribution of Major Herbicides in Ground Water of the United States
(US Geological Survey, 2000) reports on extent of herbicide contamination
in groundwater based on two studies: USGS National Water Quality Assessment
(NAWQA) Program and the Midwest Pesticide Study, showing widespread
detection in groundwater systems but at levels below those considered
a health hazard. Available from USGS, Branch of Information Services,
Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225-0286. May be available online at http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/
Protecting Groundwater from Pesticides: A Clean Water Action Guide(Friends
of the Earth, 50 pp., 2000) a guide to informed participation in the
debate about pesticide management in your own backyard. Available from
FOE, Groundwater Protection Project, 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20005-6303, 202-783-7400.
Summary of Hydrogeologic and Ground-water Quality Data and Hydrogeologic
Framework at Selected Well Sites, Adams County, PA. U. S. Geological
Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 99-4108. Provides data
for evaluation of capabilities of water systems to meet projected growth
and begin wellhead protection programs for public-supply wells. Available
from: John Nantz, 215
Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070, 717-730-6916. May be available
online at http://pa.water.usgs.gov/pa_pubs.html
Safe Drinking Water Act: Section1429 Groundwater Report to Congress
(US EPA) examines the quality of groundwater and the status of state
groundwater protection programs and recommends that states place a greater
emphasis on protection while continuing to cleanup past contamination.
On the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW
under the What's New link.
Pennsylvania Groundwater Quality. U.S. Geological Survey Water
Supply Paper 2325, National Water Summary, 1986. How
to Obtain
Assessment of Severity and Distribution of Corrosive Ground Water
in Pennsylvania. U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 95-377,
1996. How to Obtain
Ground Water and Surface Water, A Single Resource. U.S. Geological
Survey Circular 1139, 1998 How
to Obtain
The Geology of Pennsylvania's Groundwater. Pennsylvania Geological
Survey, Educational Series 3, 1998. Obtain from: .Pennsylvania Geological
Survey PO Box 8453 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8453 (717) 787-2169 or email:
sgarner@dcnr.state.pa.us
Protecting Your Groundwater: Educating for Action.
League of Women Voters Education Fund, Pub # 180. Call 301-362-8184
or 1-800-287-7424 or e-mail: lwv@pmds.com
Citizens Guide to Groundwater Protection.
US EPA, Office of Water, Pub. No. EPA 440/6-90-004 How
to Obtain
Water on Tap: A Consumer's Guide to the Nation's Drinking Water.
US EPA, Office of Water, Pub. No. EPA 815-K-97-002 How
to Obtain
Protecting Our Groundwater. US EPA, Office of Water, Pub. No.
EPA 813-F-95-002 How to Obtain
Safe Drinking Water is in Our Hands. US EPA, Office of Water,
Pub. No. EPA 815-F-98-008 How to Obtain
Sustainability of Ground-Water Resources. U. S. Geological Survey
Circular 1186, 1999, 79 pp. Written for a wide audience to illustrate
the hydrologic, geologic and ecological concepts that must be considered
to assure the wise and sustainable use of our precious groundwater resources.
How to Obtain
Radon in the Groundwater of Chester County. U. S. Geological
Survey Fact Sheet 120-98, December 1998, 4 pp. A public education tool
for Chester County residents. How to Obtain
How
to Obtain Resources
USGS Pubs are available from: John Nantz,
215
Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070, 717-730-6916. Also online:
For reports specific to Pennsylvania, online versions may be available
at: http://pa.water.usgs.gov/pa_pubs.html
For reports of a general nature i.e. the Sustainability of Ground-Water
Resources and the report Ground Water and Surface Water, A Single Resource
are available at: http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/
US EPA Pubs are available from: United States Environmental
Protection Agency, NSCEP, P.O. Box 42419, Cinncinatti, Ohio, 45242,
800-490-9198 or complete their online ordering form at http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/orderpub.html
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