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2009
Drinking Water Quality in Rural Pennsylvania and the Effect of Management Practices
January 01, 2009 | Environment and Natural Resources
This study was conducted to better understand the prevalence and causes of private well contamination and to evaluate the role of regulatory versus voluntary management of private wells. It set out to determine if specific indicators, including natural factors, well construction features, and nearby land uses, could be correlated with water quality parameters in private wells. To complete the study, the researchers enlisted the help of more than 170 Master Well Owner Network (MWON) volunteers to collect samples from 701 private wells statewide.
Tags: private drinking wells , water quality , well construction
Introducing the Center's new journal, Rural Policy: The Research Bulletin of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.