TITLE:
Uncontrolled Drilling: Exposing a Global Threat to Groundwater Sustainability
AUTHORS:
Romain Chesnaux
KEYWORDS:
Groundwater Resources; Contamination; Drilling; Well-Pooling
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Water Resource and Protection,
Vol.4 No.9,
September
19,
2012
ABSTRACT: Untold numbers of boreholes are drilled into the earth’s crust every year. Most constitute a potential threat to groundwater quality by creating a preferred pathway for contaminant migration. Some solutions, including “well-pooling”, are proposed to better protect groundwater resources through the efficient management of boreholes.