An annual observance established in 1999 to highlight the responsible development, management, and use of groundwater, the event is also a platform to encourage yearly water well testing and well maintenance, and the promotion of policies impacting groundwater quality and supply.
The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) and The Groundwater Foundation have announced that Groundwater Awareness Week (GWAW) will take place March 6-12.
FROM NGWA : This year, we are speaking up for groundwater. Our most valuable and precious resource needs advocates who understand the importance groundwater plays in our lives and community.
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We all rely on groundwater in some way, and groundwater relies on us to protect it.
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.
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.
To learn more about Protect Your Groundwater Day, please visit NGWA's information page:
http://www.ngwa.org/Events-Education/groundwater-day/Pages/default.aspx
On Protect Your Groundwater Day, NGWA urges you to ACT. Use this day to begin doing your part for protecting one of our most important natural resources — groundwater
David R. Wunsch, Delaware’s State Geologist and Director of the Delaware Geological Survey, presented a paper titled “Going with the Flow: Federal Funding Facilitates Progress for the U.S. National Ground-Water Monitoring Network” at the National Groundwater Association’s Groundwater Summit on Monday, April 25, in Denver Colorado.
Groundwater is essential to the health and well-being of humanity and the environment. Whether you’re on a public water system or a private well, whether you are a health care official, policymaker, regulator, an environmentalist or a groundwater professional, you can get involved in protecting this vital resource.