GroundwaterVirginia

&
The
Environmental Spectator
It's not my job to tell people what to
think. It's to suggest what they
should think about.
     Eric Sevareid, journalist






    Today, the people of Virginia are faced with critical public policy challenges requiring the wise application of
    scientific knowledge. These challenges include: aquifer overdraft and groundwater depletion, rising sea level,
    seismic hazard, and the safe exploitation of natural resources. Public policies and actions without a sound scientific
    foundation are destined to damage the environment, waste natural resources, and risk human health and safety. The
    mission of this website is to encourage an effective partnership between science and public policy. Our political
    position is neither left nor right; our only cause is to support the wise application of science for the betterment of
    Virginians and their environment.  FWF





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Updated May 17, 2013
What's New?
    Fracking can be done safely, but will it?
    Read about a new report by the U.S. Department of the Interior. CLICK HERE


    Unprepared for the Coming Water Crisis.
    The current State water policies are utterly incapable of averting a  groundwater crisis on the Virginia
    coastal plain. CLICK HERE


    A Painful Dilemma
    Should the groundwater withdrawal permit for the RockTenn paper mill at West Point, VA be renewed?
    CLICK HERE


    Hampton Roads' thirst for water draining vital coastal plain aquifers
    From the Daily Press (Newport News) 3/11/2013 CLICK HERE


    U.S. State Department releases Draft Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
    for the Keystone XL Pipeline.
    The analysis concluded that in large part the project is environmentally acceptable. CLICK HERE


    Protecting Water Quality & Conserving Water: A Geologist's Personal View of Gardening
    A training module for the Northern Neck Master Gardeners
    CLICK HERE


    To mine or not to mine, that is the argument.
    The campaign to repeal the ban on uranium mining seems dead in the Virginia Legislature. For the latest
    news CLICK HERE



    The Impact of Marcellus Gas Drilling on Rural Drinking Water Supplies
    A report by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania of Penn State University that examines  the water quality in
    private water wells in rural Pennsylvania before and after the drilling of nearby Marcellus Shale gas wells.
    CLICK HERE

    Recurrent Flooding Study for Tidewater Virginia
    A new report from VIMS places protection from rising sea level squarely on the shoulders of state government.
    CLICK HERE



    A NEW SERIES!
    Should the groundwater withdrawal permit of the West Point paper mill be renewed?

    Read an analysis of  the impact of the massive groundwater withdrawals
    by the paper mills at West Point and Franklin on the groundwater supply
    of the Virginia Coastal Plain. <<CLICK HERE>

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