References
Reference Information for:
  1. Introduction
  2. Ground Water Basics
  3. Ground Water Quality
  4. What You Can Do
  5. Ground Water Protection Programs
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Introduction

 Frank Answers to the 20 Most Frequently Asked Questions. Water Quality Protection. The Alliance for a Clean Rural Environment.

Protection of Rural Wells from Contamination. ACRE Fact Sheet Number Twenty. Alliance for a Clean Rural Environment.

Knox, Kirvin L. Land Use and Well Water Contamination. Water Quality, Fact Sheet Number 1. Cooperative Extension System, The University of Connecticut.

U.S. Geological Survey USGS Water-Use home page
http://h2o.er.usgs.gov/public/watuse/wuqa.usage.htm

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Ground Water Basics

 David, Keith, Todd. Ground Water Hydrology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. NY. 1959.

Davis, George H. Groundwater & Public Policy. Series 1. Groundwater Policy Education Project.

Ulric P. Gibson and Rexford D. Singer. Water Well Manual: A Practical Guide for Locating and Constructing Wells for Individual and Small Community Water Supplies. Premier Press. 1971.

Knox, Kirvin L. Land Use and Well Water Contamination. Water Quality, Fact Sheet Number 1. Cooperative Extension System, The University of Connecticut.

A Hidden Treasure, Instructional Materials for Groundwater Resource Protection. National Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association.

Petersen, Fred, Turco, Ron and Yahner, Joe. What is Ground Water?. Water Quality - 2. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

Handbook: Ground Water, Volume I: Ground Water and Contamination. US Environmental Protection Agency. Pub. No. USEPA/625/6-90/016a. 1990.

Basic Ground Water Hydrology. Water Supply Paper 2220 US Geological Survey

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Ground Water Quality

Citizen's Guide to Ground-Water Protection. US Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water, Pub. No. 440/6-90-004, (1990).

Groundwater and Public Policy. Cooperative Extension, Soil and Water Conservation Society. Freshwater Foundation. 1991.

Ground Water Contamination: Vulnerability Factors. ACRE Fact Sheet Number Ten. Alliance for a Clean Rural Environment.

Groundwater Protection, Groundwater: Saving the Unseen Resource. The Final Report of the National Groundwater Policy Forum, A guide to Groundwater Pollution: Problems, Causes, and Government Responses. Conservation Foundation 1987.

Health Effects of Drinking Water Contaminants. Water Quality Series. Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.

Home Water Testing. Water Quality, Fact Sheet #3. University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

How to Interpret a Water Analysis Report. Agricultural and Biological Engineering Fact Sheet, SW-103. Penn State College of Agriculture and Cooperative Extension Service.

Is Your Community's Drinking Water At Risk?. US Environmental Protection Agency. Pub. No. USEPA 813-F-95-004, (1995).

Kamrin, Michael et al. Distillation for Home Water Treatment. Water Quality - 12. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

Kamrin, Michael et al. Home Water Treatment Using Actived Carbon. Water Quality - 13. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

Kamrin, Michael et al. Reverse Osmosis for Home Treatment of Drinking Water. Water Quality - 14. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

Mengel, David B. and Janssen, Cheri L. Water Testing Laboratories. Water Quality - 1. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

Mengel, David B. and Janssen, Cheri L. Why Test Your Water?. Water Quality - 4. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

National Primary Drinking Water Standards. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. USEPA 810-F-94-001A. February 1994.

Suggested Water Tests for Private Systems. Water Quality. Cooperative Extension Service, Kansas State University.

Pfeil, Adel L. Buying Home Water Treatment Equipment. Water Quality - 6. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

Porter, Ernestine, Taylor, Roy and Mahler, Robert L. Water Testing. Quality Water for Idaho, Current Information Series No. 873. University of Idaho Copperative Extension System and Agricultural Experiment Station.

Protecting Privately-Owned Water Wells: An Owner's Guide. DRAFT, US Environmental Protection Agency-Office of Water. Pub. No.USEPA 812- K-95-001. (1995).

Total Coliform Rule. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. USEPA 570/9-91-200. June 1991.

Turco, Ron F., Janssen, Cheri L. and Risch, Martin R. Interpreting Water Test Reports; Part One: Inorganic Materials Water Quality - 5. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

Understanding Your Water Test Report; Microbiological, Chemical and Nuisance Contaminants. Water Quality. Cooperative Extension Service, Kansas State University.

Water Testing & Interpretation: The Secondary Drinking Water Standards. Water Quality Series. Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.

Wellhead Protection: A Guide for Small Communities. US Environmental Protection Agency. Pub. No. USEPA/625/R-93/002. 1993.

Wellspring, Vol.2 No.1, Winter 1993. published by MTU Region GEM Center.

Well Water and the Home Landscape. Water Quality. Fact Sheet Number 4. Cooperative Extension System, The University of Connecticut.

Witten, Jon and Horsley, Scott. A Guide to Wellhead Protection. August 1995.

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What You Can Do

Citizen's Guide to Ground-Water Protection. US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water. Pub. No. 440/690 004, (1990).

Is Someone Contaminating... Your Drinking Water?. An Overview of Potentially Harmful Shallow Injection Wells, US Environmental Protection Agency, Underground Injection Practices Council.

Is Your Well Water Safe? Progressive Farmer. March 1996. Volume 111 - Number 4. p. 33.

Mahler, Mark, Van Steeter, Mark M., Porter, Ernestine. Household Water - Dos and Don'ts. /EM>Quality Water for Idaho. Current Information Series No. 893. University of Idaho Cooperative Extension System and Agricultural Experment Station.

Protecting Ground Water: Pesticides and Agricultural Practices. US Environmental Protection Agency. Pub. No. USEPA 440/6-88-001. 1988.

Protecting Privately-Owned Water Wells: An Owners Guide. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. USEPA 812-K-95-001. September 1995.

Suggested Activities for Groundwater Protection. Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources.

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Ground Water Protection Programs

A Community Guide to Groundwater Guardian, 1996 Program Year. The Groundwater Foundation.

Clean Water in Your Watershed: A Citizens Guide to Watershed Protection. Terrene Institute and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. pg. 76-79.

Federal Policies and Programs to Protect Groundwater Quality. Groundwater & Public Policy. Series 9. Groundwater Policy Education Project.

Guidance for Pesticides and Ground Water State Management Plans. US Environmental Protection Agency. Pub. No. USEPA 735-B-93-005a. 1993.

USEPA. Home Page on the Internet. http://www.epa.gov.

USDA. Home Page on the Internet. http://www.usda.gov.

USGS. Home Page on the Internet. http://www.usgs.gov.

Witten, Jon and Horsley, Scott. A Guide to Wellhead Protection. August 1995.

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