Aquifer

Drive: the east and west section. The Valleycrest Landfill is located on 950 Brandt Pike in Dayton, Ohio, right above the Great Miami Aquifer. This aquifer is the sole source of drinking water for the city of Dayton. In comparison to the Tremont City Barrel Fill Site, both sites have the same conditions of concern: the location of a landfill above a water aquifer. Valleycrest Landfill became a solid waste disposal site in 1966. The…

degradation occurs as farmers will often pull from accessible sources of water like lakes, rivers, and streams. This will reduce the natural quantity of water systems or deprive the areas downstream. Finally, groundwater depletion leads to dry aquifers, saline intrusion, and reduced base flow (Dougherty & Hall,…

believe California should control aquifers where as there will be a lot of consequences. Consequently, “It’s been terrible, truly tough,” says the 38-year-old fruit packer, whose home is one of more than 320 in this dusty Californian town to have run out of water during one of the worst droughts in the state’s recorded history” (Source2). ”When it first went dry,we used to drive…

The drought, a problem that has gradually increased in severity over recent years. This problem has caused a small amount of discomfort for the growingly dissatisfied californians. With both state and county wide water consumption regulations gradually being put in place, like 30 million in rebates to update to more water conscious toiletry and turf. With few applicable solutions to this problem, many californians have started to ask themselves “when can I put my sprinklers back on”. However the…

The Keystone XL pipeline will travel over the Ogallala aquifer which is a freshwater source for the United States. If the pipeline crosses through the Ogallala and makes contact with the water and leaks, it will pollute it and make it nearly impossible to fix. Also if TransCanada can find a way to make the Keystone…

area, home to both Navajo and Hopi tribes, in which the natural resource corporation Peabody Energy has, until recently, extracted vast amounts of coal and water from the Black Mesa plateau. Peabody’s actions have resulted in a severe decline in aquifer levels and the contamination of water sources. However, due to…

much water. The drought has caused several things that have had a domino effect like leaving some farmers with good crops. The drought has short-term and long-term impacts. Some of the long-term effects on the drought are that the pumping of the aquifer can caused the land to sink and can cause permanent loss of groundwater storage.…

The sympatric subterranean amphipods in Edward aquifer exhibit specialized feeding strategies, suggesting that competition among these species is driven by niche partitioning (Hutchins et.al, 2014). Chemolithoautotrophic organic matter is a source of food and long-term nutrient supply for the stygobionts living in the Edward aquifer (Hutchins et.al, in press). However, it is not well understood if food sources are in abundance in Edward aquifer throughout the year for all the organisms residing…

Marcellus, Niobrara and Woodford. Seismic traces of fractures showed that the fractures extending more than 350 meters was around 1 %. Most fractures were between 200-400 meters. Whereas, aquifers are occasionally found at great depths and fracking companies ensure to maintain a safe distance between the aquifers and the fracking zone. Casing strings an important element of well completion ensure the protection of groundwater resources as they provide for the isolation of fresh water zones and…

drilling process. This process is already contributing to the greenhouse gas footprint. Once a drilling rig is set up, a surface hole is then drilled to a depth past the underground aquifer. Steel casing is run into the wellbore and the cement is pumped down to hold it into place. In theory, this is done to protect the aquifer from migrating gas at the completion of the well. A process to be done a few more times with smaller diameter steel casing as drilling continues through the vertical and…