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<br />IhJIl Ihi~ lIl~l'\. ho\'\'c\l~r. rho.' impo!\J.l1":l," of 11l(;!1
<br />\ariJI\llll l~ in Ifl\ClSl.' 1.1.11" III llle ~I/C of th... JrJLnJ)!;.t.'
<br />.irea. thus 1I1 uc'h>llllining -.euulIcnt YldJ. the hij!h~r
<br />\;J]u....sll{yiclJfJllgc.....l.rcus.:Jrollhcre[;.tIl\clysn1J.l1
<br />drainJ!!c Jfl';JS Jnd IIll' sJJlalkor s'Jlucs lor tUlle urJlIIJ.j!l.'
<br />Jrcas
<br />S.'Junenl It1 streamll".....~ gelll'rally IS unu..mabl... fill
<br />mUllh:ipJ1. IIUJu,IIlJ1. rC(lcalion:l.1. Jill! fish Jud "ild.lifc
<br />us...s. !'Iior 10 14:;2 lh.' \lIS"IUTI Rilcr uUII1,,\\ Iud .J
<br />nJLurJl ....,dime.1l1 ],l"'U of In,'ul 300 mLlh"11 111m
<br />Jnnu;.tl!y. Il'pro.'SCl1tJn!-, J ~ldJ uf J.b,'ut 575 tom pt.'[
<br />..qUJH.' mil.. Pl'! yc;!r. I{"w.'n"r. rCSI.'rV,llT st"ldf!." Jnd
<br />nllhCl\;iII"n 1l1CJsurcs ha\'e r...Ju.:cJ lh... [<,,:enl \!tSs<IUfl
<br />River .i\'t'!;.I!!C ,<,dUlH.'1l1 0111110\\ I" Jh\llll IOU rmlhon
<br />lon~ Jl11111J.lIy. Whill.' Ih~Sl.' JJ.lJ. IIlJI':J.ll.' ':\lIblJ.'rJ.bll.'
<br />impltJ\':I11I.'Ilt. ':tHK"'IlIl~ll"l\ ll.'\.:h ,ull J.r~ unJi."IIJ.bk
<br />:IllJ 10':;11 pn,hkrm ",'bl. m.:h as III the \liJJ!..' .\IJ~Mlurr
<br />SuhhJ.,in wh"'I'" a\'.'ra!!l.' yidds 1:.II1gl.' tr"111 .-:50 III 9.50U
<br />hlll, pl.'r "'4uJ.ri." mil,' pt'r )"l.':u lor rhl.' J.ff",'ll.'J dlJ.lnJj!e
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<br />Ground Water Quality
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<br />(;Il'ulld W;ll,'r qUJhl)" j!"Il"I;llly is f,'I;lI...J 10 lhl'
<br />j!etlltl~l': 1"r111Jllllm from whi.:h lh~ \\Jler h wllhJrJwn,
<br />A1tIHltl~h n~Jr1y J11 j!l.'ulogl" fOl1l1allon, yrelJ stHlll.'
<br />\\alt'l. rd~II\'.'I} It'll. yreld blj!e ljualHlIll.'S 1'1' jW'IJ
<br />qUJ.III~ WJtl.'f. TI1l' dl,'rnh::Jl qUJIII} nl W;Jll.'f from
<br />llll'tJ.ll1urphh': JI1J l~ll';-llllS rll..:ks .11 lhl' bJ.SlIIlS j!l.'lwral1y
<br />glll,J, lh,wt'\'I,'r. WJler rl.'':ll\'l.'feJ from lhl' Sl.'Jimenlary
<br />I".:ks .:hangt" ill dll.'l11l':J.I <.jUJhly. IJJ1)!lJIg b,.twl.','n Ihi"
<br />'i.llurJl..J hrim', fuund 111 d.....ply OUTli"d lllarllli" h'.:ks. \II
<br />wall'l \\ llh lofJI dh...ol\'f.'d ,..lids .:on'."IlIlJlion~ 11"S lhJ.n
<br />I DO 1l1111IpJ.I1l' per liUr J, founJ In .:clIJ.in IlCJr',UrlJa
<br />fprll1Jllllm_ \I"sl....Jler ,lfrj!U1J.11l1j! III JlIlll.'-,;JIlJ Jrl.JSIS
<br />1'1' g.",J '-jllJltl}. as 1Il Ihl' SJnd Ililh 1'1' \.'hrJsb \Vall'r
<br />migll1allJ1j! III lo<,s, Is ~lml'wh;Jr llI"r.' tlllllerJliuJ ,m"'i"
<br />':;J!.:iulll "Jrt>I'IlJI<, u'UJlly b prl.'si"nl hd.,w lhi" lone of
<br />wi":!\hl.'fiT1~, Thf.' ..hi"lIl1..;JI qUJ.1il} of WJll'1 fwm gIJ.:l;JI
<br />dl'~)~lIs \;JII...... In Ihu~ J"plNts overlail1 by lhi..k b,'Js
<br />"I' glJ...iJI 1111. ground \'\J.t,', I' Jlmo,l slJ!tIlJrll Jlld ilia}
<br />.:onlJ.lT1 JPl'fl.'.:iJ.hl,' ;,HlHlunr~ 01 dlss"h,'d lIlaUli.11 Ir"111
<br />unJer1ylJl!! l1lallne Jc.r.\~ll~, Wh<,re ~lJ"JjI Jeposlts Jre
<br />subJe':l hI "lr..:ulJllun. h,'I.n"'l. II1\' qUJ.ll1}' 'It' pound
<br />\\Jlel Is ~l'II"rJIl~ !!O,,J, l;rllunJ v,Jler In rn",1 vallc}
<br />;J1lU\ia I' dl'ri\t'J Irom 1"':JIIl,..hJ.r~,' JnJ bt,'rJ.Illlllow
<br />from lI"Jrb} slrl'JIl1S Jnd J.quif,'r~. Th.. J.llll\-iurn JIlin!!
<br />nun} ~lll'Jnh ",olllJirh !!lounJ wal,;', wnh IdJ.tIH'I} high
<br />':oT1':f.'nlfJlit'lh uf sUlfall's Jeri\eJ fr"m neJ.rb} w.:k~
<br />rich in gypsum. Whl'h' gl"unJ.wJ!t'r 11M.' I~ hIgh :mJ
<br />Jlhl\'ll1lll Jquif",rs ;Jl~ 'UbJ.....1 ll) re..-hJ.rgl' rfll1Jl ~tr(Jl1h,
<br />~wunJ.v,;,nl'l qualit} IS ':')llIWlk'J 111 part by llll' '--luaht}
<br />oflhi" W;Jl...r 1II1h<, Slr"'JIll,
<br />,\;; mighl b,' ...'pe"h'J 111 In Jf,';J 1)1' \JliJbli" gl'O"
<br />logl~' slru.:tUII"s JIU.1 \'\Jl('1 USJgl'. ~hJllnJ.\\;JI(r qtl~lilY
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<br />"b\ iuu,ly I' ..J.JlabJc. l,Jr~( \.llurne~ of grllund v, ;Jler ill
<br />\,lrlh J.IlJ Soulh IhkotJ. Iowa. ,lts,tlUfi. JIlJ paris of
<br />\1.JT11J.1lJ.. I\JI1'-'1". Jut! Ctllur;JJo haw Jissuhl'd solids
<br />gel1cr;Jll> e\..:e,.Jing I.UOU ppm. ahhough Iher... J.le Jlso
<br />~o"J qU;JhlY WJI.'r~ founJ wlllllll IheM' areJ~, While nul
<br />ml'elmg IJcJI SIJIlJaIJs. pOllr qualrty ground wal...rs
<br />lIflen ale utill/I'J f," muni..:il';J1. J"T11\',lI':. J.nt! (JlhN
<br />purpo'>C, in [jl.'ll Ilf ~lklll;Jll\e ~uprlli"s llul Jll.' mu.:h
<br />more ""slly 10 di"\dllP'
<br />Th.' \'a,1 ~Ih' nt lhe haml Jnd th... fJllg.' lltal e'I,>I" ill
<br />the pJrJ.1I1etns ut v,-Jler qu,llily 1I1.lk... Il11prJ.:II..al J
<br />JI'IJ.ileJ PI<',l'I1IJlIOn uf all J\.;Jibhle Jata ..on..eming
<br />qUJIlly ,II grnunJ wali"fS in IIII' \lL'_"llIri liJsin. While
<br />~l11l1i.' j!ltlunJ v, all'r IS uscd in IlrnJ(~d quanlllJes for
<br />\.aWIlIS purpo.....s thr.)lIghllut the ba...lI1. JalJ hJVl' b~l'n
<br />JSSl'mbl.'J unl} Illr J'--luifers ,.arabl.;- of yielJJIlg .loa
<br />~1I(ln, III mor... pl'r T11JT1UI.... l'igurl' ..I shows the ['llal
<br />diss,,!\',.d ",lids in !!IOllnJ \\J.11'1 .If Ih\' nwr... highly
<br />J",wlop,'d J.qulf...rs.
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<br />DEVELDPMENTPROGRAM
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<br />Watl'f I"'StIUr~i" J.'\,e1,'plllerH and T11allJgi"menl
<br />pl\'glall1s in the \1isSlHlri Ba'ltI hl.'gJIl O\l.'r 100 yi"ars ;Jgo.
<br />Slgl111'i.:anl perioJs of J<,\'dopl1)"'111 Wl.'r,' pili" to 1'110
<br />ant! sirK" 1'l4l/. the bu,'r hdl1j! [11l' p"'lioJ duril1~ whi..:h
<br />[h... 11J44 COll1prdlcnsi\'e I'bll 1'01 Ih,' basl1l was being
<br />rll1pk'll1\'lllcd. hulte! wall', r...snUI'.... Jevelorments were
<br />orknl<.'J !Jrg.:!} III 'l1Igll.'.purp.I'ol' lI11prllWl11enh 10 rlIt'i"t
<br />sp....:il"i.: f"qulremel1[~ wllholll suhslJ.nliJI 11'gJ.ld fOl
<br />"th...r 1"llellliJI fun..lluns. 111,wl'wr" all 1'\pJnJing.
<br />"'~.I'll,'rny. 1I',.hl1t'!.lp':JI Illlpr'\\'ell1i"llts. JnJ hUl1un
<br />Jspllatilll1s beyond th... limils 01 bJsi.. ,uh,i"ll'n,'i" have-
<br />imp"'i<.'J p"'aler J...rn:l1lJs 011 ....aler and land r\',uur.:es.
<br />and have .:rc;lled J shifl of emplusl' from single.purpose
<br />10 mulllple-purp,...... pWj!r;Jl11s
<br />.\!though. the <'Jili.'1 W;JI<'I re...'IH':i" Je\'dOpllll'nts
<br />wefe (lIl1SlIu..leJ anJ finan.:,'d rri1JlJril} by inJividuals.
<br />pri\,;jt... group,. :.l11J r.)lrlit:al suoJi\i,i.'m. Ihl' ill.:re;Jsing
<br />l."1I1pkxit} JfIlI hIgh,', C,l"h uf wal<'1 reSlllH"I'~ Jevdup.
<br />111i"1I1 ""'Il hl'!!;Jn 10 l'X":I'I'd 111,' k~al pnwers and
<br />finJI1.:i;J1 resnUf..:,'S "f Ihes,' Il1h',,'sh. This led II.' Pili"
<br />j!r,'s;;l\'e "'nJdmeJ1l 01 lltl' hnd~ ul FeJi"IJI legls!ati,)1J
<br />,uml1lJTluJ 111 .:hapt...r h whr.:ll has perrl1111,'J j!re;Jter
<br />utlli/aliun of lh<, 1l'..:hl1l..al and linall"lal r<,S.llll':,', "f Ihl'
<br />h:JerJI (j"\,'rnl11erH III plan. ,'onstrUl.1. and whel\=
<br />;Jprl.1pnJle. I" tll"'fal... Wal...r I.'SPIII":,' ul'\'d"rllll'nl> in
<br />.'tl.lperJ.th1tl wllh lhl' Slates JlIJ Iheir P'I!iu':JI sub-
<br />Jivi...i"lIs. \('\('Ilhdl'ss. J n1JJlll portioll 'If Ih... l"bling
<br />.... J[('f I(,Sl,u,..es dl'n:h'pmenl represl'l1h the dl1111s and
<br />Il'sour.:es ,II Slale.I"..a!. ;Jnd pfl\'JI.' inter",sb,
<br />\lJjor f"Jlu,l.'~ III Ihe e'l'il1f1g l'fll~IJm LIt \I,aler
<br />le~OIJr"','~ J...vd.)pmenl III Ihe bJ'1Il are 'UllllllJfUi.'d In
<br />lhl' rullowl11j! r:!!agraph,. ("1l1r[...m.'lltln~ Ill\lsc (If IJnu.
<br />Ii"SlllH..e "l1lphJ~I~ J.~ J<"":lIbl'J in .:hapler ..I, TIll"
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