About Us

A

BOUT US

GroundwaterVirginia was created to

promote

the unde

rstanding and protection

of

the

groundwater supply of the Virginia

Coastal

Plain.

It explores

both the basic

hydrogeologic

principles that govern the

groundwater supply of

the Northern Neck

and

examines

the local, State,

and Federal

actions

that have significant

influence on

the

future of this water supply. This

site is

founded on the

principle of

vox populi;

that

i

s

to say, a public voice is an

essential if

government is to function effectively for the

benefit of citizens.

Wise resource management policies will

be

required in order to ensure the long-term

viability

of the groundwater supply of the

Coastal Plain.

These

policies must be

founded

on sound

scientific principles that

are clearly

understood by

citizens.

Regrettably,

public

knowledge of the

groundwater

system is

characterized by

numerous half-truths,

distortions, and

outright

errors which,

unless

corrected,

could

have

troublesome

consequences.

Hence, I

have

attempted to

present the

groundwater

topics here

in a

manner that

makes them

clear and

interesting

to persons

with little

background

in

science.

THE MISSION of GroundwaterVirginia is to

foster

a partnership between science and

public policy

for the protection and

c

onservation of the

groundwater supply of

the

Virginia Coastal Plain.

I

n 2012

with

a name change to include The

Environmental

Spectator, the mission was

expanded

to

bring

other environmental issues

to the attention of

the public.

Frank W. Fletcher, Ph.D., FGSA

geologist@groundwatervirginia.org

GroundwaterVirginia

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