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Wells serving farms dominate aquifer demand in southern Georgia, they reported, adding that statewide, the number of acres irrigated surged by about 2,000 percent, from more than 42,000 acres in ...
Wells serving farms dominate aquifer demand in southern Georgia, researchers reported, adding that statewide, the number of acres irrigated surged by about 2,000 percent, from more than 42,000 ...
For more than a decade, farmers in parts of southwest Georgia haven’t been able to drill new irrigation wells into the Floridian aquifer, but that is set to change in 2025.
The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) is an agency of the U.S. state of Georgia that directs programs that work to conserve and improve Georgia's energy, land and water resources. GEFA provides loans for water, sewer and solid waste infrastructure; manages energy efficiency and renewable energy programs; oversees land conservation ...
A community's Wellhead Protection Program must add in any new water well that serves a public water supply system. A demonstration program which protects designated aquifers is required. Additionally, EPA must impose monitoring requirements on water systems for contaminants which have not yet been regulated [7]
An artesian well is a well that brings groundwater to the surface without pumping because it is under pressure within a body of rock or sediment known as an aquifer. [1] When trapped water in an aquifer is surrounded by layers of impermeable rock or clay, which apply positive pressure to the water, it is known as an artesian aquifer. [1]
Aquifers of the United States Withdrawal rates from the Ogallala Aquifer.. This is a list of some aquifers in the United States.. Map of major US aquifers by rock type. An aquifer is a geologic formation, a group of formations, or a part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to groundwater wells and springs.
The role private water systems can and should play in meeting the demands of Georgia’s growing population will be the focus of a legislative study committee that will begin meeting next week.