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Ground water is one of the Nation's most valuable natural resources . It is the source of about 40 percent of the water used for all purposes exclusive of hydropower generation and electric powerplant cooling. Surprisingly, for a resource that is so widely used and so important to the health and to the economy of the country, the occurrence of ground water is not only poorly understood but is also, in fact, the subject of many widespread misconceptions . Common misconceptions include the belief that ground water occurs in underground rivers resembling surface streams whose presence can be detected by certain individuals . These misconceptions and others have hampered the development and conservation of ground water and have adversely affected the protection of its quality. In order for the Nation to receive maximum benefit from its ground-water resource, it is essential that everyone, from the rural homeowner to managers of industrial and municipal water supplies to heads of Federal and State water-regulatory agencies, become more knowledgeable about the occurrence, development, and protection of ground water. This report has been prepared to help meet the needs of these groups, as

Author

Ralph C. Heath; prepared in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development

Publisher

U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey; For sale by Branch of Information Services, U.S. Geological Survey

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780607689730

Subjects

Technology, Stem

Updated

2026-03-25