Private wells can feel the effects of large-scale groundwater use, even when pumping happens far below the surface. With federal oversight limited, local groundwater expertise may become increasingly important in evaluating development impacts before wells start running dry.
The suit, filed in Delaware Superior Court, alleges that nine industrial companies near Veolia's Stanton Plant are culpable in creating high levels of PFAS in Delaware's drinking water.
The EPA is looking for ways to bring more workers into the nation’s water sector as expected retirements raise concerns about who will operate and maintain drinking water and wastewater systems in the years ahead.
The EPA is looking for ways to bring more workers into the nation’s water sector as expected retirements raise concerns about who will operate and maintain drinking water and wastewater systems in the years ahead.
The critical realities of permanent land subsidence and well-construction safety, and why local policy and community involvement are essential to preventing "water bankruptcy."
The SDWA directs the EPA to establish requirements that states, territories, and authorized tribes must meet to be granted primary enforcement responsibility or “primacy” for a UIC program.