Did you know? Many (over 13 million!) households get water from their own well rather than a city sewer system.
Groundwater Fact #1
Did you know? In the last five years, groundwater use is increasing while surface water use is decreasing.
It’s Groundwater Awareness Week!
Now through March 14 is National Groundwater Awareness week! What is groundwater and why is it so important? Read on to see how you can protect it!
2019 MCWEC Annual Report
The annual MCWEC report summarizes the status of Marion County’s wellfield protection program as of December 2019 and provides information on general business types present in the wellfields, along with potential groundwater contaminant sources and local, state and federally regulated sites.
EPA at 50: Protecting America’s Waters
Each month during 2020, the EPA is highlighting a different topic of our nation’s ecosystem. February was water protection and the release of a new story map.
National Groundwater Awareness Week is Coming Soon!
Life as we know it would be impossible without groundwater. It is the world’s most extracted natural resource, and it supports our ecosystems. Don’t take groundwater for granted. Pay it forward during National Groundwater Awareness Week, March 8-14, 2020, by letting others know the importance of groundwater and asking them to pass it along. Groundwater […]
