Sole Source Aquifer Designation of Conanicut Island, Narragansett Bay, RIIra Leighton
JEFFREY MIZE, Columbian staff writer
SSA designation is intended to protect critical groundwater resources for public health and long-term economic development and is designed to protect aquifer quality by adding a USEPA review component to certain federally-funded projects. Some 73 aquifers have been designated as Sole Source Aquifers,...
If an aquifer supplies the sole or principal source of a community's drinking water, a local ground water user may petition the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act for its designation and protection as a “sole source aquifer.” Since 1974, residents and ...
Aquifer actionSole-Source Designation Could / Aid Fight against Landfill ToxinsChris Lusvardichris. lusvardilee. net
EPA BACKS AWAY FROM PROTECTING AQUIFER INDEFINITE DELAY OF SOLE SOURCE DESIGNATION FOLLOWS MONTHS OF POLITICAL HEATKaren Dorn Steele Staff writer