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ABSTRACT.'..... ARTICLE SECTION. L . 5 . . . . . CRS Review. . Chemical & Engineering News Science News.+ ‘ Chemical Week . EDITORIAL SECTION. ; 0 O . I 0 0 b 1 0 CONTENTS " \n’cJ\.(.\r-- e iii
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- A trations, the other was held up by objections from then Interior James Watt. 13 j The latest version, under development since the summer of 1983, is expected to be proposed in early 1984. EPA has ranked the development of a groundwater strategy as its number 8 priority for 1984. EPA’s effort is expected to focus on: ~ (1) the role of the States; . (2) unaddressed groundwater problems, such as lealring
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groundwater aquifers, based. on their potential usage as sources of drinking water: (1) special aquifers, such as sole sources; (2) aquifers that are current or potential sources of drinking water; and ' (3) aquifers that are not potential sources of ‘drinking water. - Special aquifers would ‘receive a high levelof protection; aquifers that are not potential sources of drinking water would
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Government Operations subcommittee found evidence that 2,830 wells in 20 States have been contaminated within the past few years. In 1983 alone—-and in only seven States-— the concluded that 1,100 wells have been contaminated, affecting thousands of people.’ , On a national scale, few data on groundwater contamina- tion exist. Some experts estimate that less than one per- ‘ cent of 3 ‘the N ation
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t The Safe Drinking Water Act amend- ments of 1984 have been passed by the House, 366 to 27 ,‘ providing what could be the first fundamental changes in the drinking water law since it , was passed in 1962. The Senate counterpart, S. 2649, has still a slim chance of reaching the Sen- ate floor before the Oct. 5 adjourn- ment. ; ,0 The House bill was sponsored jointly by Rep. Dennis E. Eckart (D
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as-7oo Lo + Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress « ~ ‘Washington, D.C. 20540 GROUND WATER PROTECTION: EDITORIAL COMMENTARY (September 3, 1984 ~ April 10, 1985) ‘Adrienne C. Grenfell Senior Bibliographer, Environment Library Services Division i "“ April 19, 1985 " L_CiI4%,i18/'3f"i R'7r>'t.#'-‘r V 35“7OZD~L Cioverniment Publications Unfi JUL
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33113:] El anti 18 19255 grieralh Portland. (Maine) Press Herald October 27, 1984; p, 10 / Bad and getting worse A nation that has done little to stem the damage of acid rain now has another far-reaching pollution problem to worry about: chemical contamination of ground waters. 4 __ . ' Unlike acid rain, however, groundwater pollution--—the gradual. seepage of toxic waste, organic matter
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@mirisr=.‘iIoiirnnl ”1fl November 145 1984; Editorial Page : 1984 Reproduced with Permission. The (Louisville) Courier-Journal i Kentuckfs new water plan is an impressive document THE SPEED with which a detailed plan to manage Kentucky’s ‘water re- sources materialized after Governor Collins requested it- only a little over three months ago was remarkable. But_ it’s the content of the plan
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omaauas w ,1'nj11g gems lNovember 17, 1984; p. 30A “Q 1984 The Dallas" Morning News. Reproduced with Permission. 9- , S... L‘. , StartingPoint up a plan to ‘solve Texas’ water _. p problems obviously isn't the same thing as solv- ing those problems. On the other hand, for nearly two years there has been a com- plete drought of water plans. Even more heartening is that the package
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The News and bserver A A I ‘ i Q 1984 (Raleigh) News & Observer. Reproduced with Permission. November‘ 20, 1984; Editorial Page Water-ptoflutionl danger Builders, developers, merchants and civic boosters, take note: Noth- ing is more vital to maintaining a healthy and profitable rate of growth than a safe, dependable water supply. That fact is central to the effort to prevent the pollution
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.... -..- ........-,_.~...,.- ~ 7 Arltansas Ciazcilr . sion. November 25, 1984; p. 16B E 1984 Reproducedwith Permission. ' Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock) Edging Toward a Water Code i The lines of battle (or accommodation?) seem to be forming over the next legislative treatment A of a state water code. The Joint Interim Commit- tee on Agriculture and Economic Development has held a series
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_ November 20, 1984; p, D8 p Ebt Eiaftfofh flflilfiifd Connecticut has a better water testing‘ pro- gram than most states have, so the present concern over contamination of drinking wa- ter by pesticides like ethylene dibromide (EDB) and other chemicals ought not. to be taken as a sign that Connecticut’s water is worse than elsewhere. In fact,the water quality here is general- ” 1y high, and Gov
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. are not do-= 5-D8 th97‘.l0b‘~ Thatfsythe. concllmon brthe Ofim o'£Techno.log:¥ Asmsment and bythe EPA itmlf. Accord- ing to the OTA, chemiml contamination of . water supplim already - forced the closure of more than 1,000 wells and ultimately the water mp- plies of half the ?country‘s population. And an EPA. drafl; report warns that the system set up for monitoring toxic pollution of un- V ..der
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November 7, 1984; p. C8 C 1934 The (Portland) Oregonian. Reproduced with Permission. Ground water as priority W Goy. Vic Atiyeh and the 1985 Ore- ‘ gon Legislature should take to heart the advice of the federalsiinvironmental Protection Agency: Oregon needs more expertise in monitoring and managing , its ground-water resources. Michael F; Gearhoard, director of. ' EPA‘si Oregon office
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's irrigation needs and 80 T percent of water usedlin rural environ- . ments. Withdrawals of U.S. groundwater "have grown from 34 billion gallons a day in , 1950 to 90 billion gallons a day in 1980. Only a small portion, 1 to 2 percent, of the nation's groundwater resource is thought to be contaminated. But OTA maintains that this estimate is -probably low because there has been no compre- hensive
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;etc., would cost plenty and bloat the bureaucracy. The state Depart- ment of Natural Resources (DNR) estimates it must have 50 new employee to enforce tank regulations, in addition to the 90 additional \ hires required to_ administer the rest of the program. There are more than.5,00‘) gasoline stations in the state, perhaps as many as 20,000 underground storage tanks, and all would have to be checked by DNR
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I o . .‘ .: ~‘ --. 3 ‘W €132 3EIl’ichiii:7. (Eagle- fleacon October 6, 1984; Editorial Page ter made clear, the state has a number of tough decisions to make to ensure the future of Kansas isn’t left high and dry. Those. solutions willlbe costly and painful. ‘But the l costs of doing nothing would be far greater. Western «Kansas is a case in. point. Al- though the region’s residents comprise
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October 26, 1984; p. 14A, _ '>© 1984 Reproduced with Permission. The (Tucson) Arizona. Daily Star tp Protecting groundwater No agency.--— state or federal -:-—- does it properly Federal laws don’t “do a good enough job pro- tecting the public from polluted ground water. Con- scientious Arizonans who point that out and work to ' tighten state laws routinely meet strong resistance

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