Comments on: Committee on Water Policy and Management

By: walt moffett

walt moffett — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:08:18 +0000

Another book recommended is Marc Reisner’s Cadillac Desert, which about the politics behind the great dam building phase in the West.

Should be findable at the library

By: Reactionary

Reactionary — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:14:14 +0000

Don, depends on what ‘not too far’ means:

“Ozark Utilities… test well is producing abundant, excellent-quality water from a depth of 2,750 feet, making it the deepest public water supply well in Alabama.”

http://www.gsa.state.al.us/gsa/hydrogeology/whatswet.html

By: Don

Don — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:04:36 +0000

Thanks,Reacionary. I take that to mean underground water not too far from the surface.

By: Reactionary

Reactionary — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:28:06 +0000

I have to water my garden frequently because tomatoes need regular water.

Groundwater means aquifers and wells.

The Geological Survey of Alabama has a nice map showing the aquifer systems in Alabama:

http://www.gsa.state.al.us/gsa/hydrogeology/hydrogeology.html

More from ‘Wat-er the Facts’:
“Approximately 40 percent of public water supplies in Alabama are from ground-water sources. Twenty-seven of 36 south Alabama counties receive all of their public water supplies from ground-water sources.”

By: Don

Don — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:25:52 +0000

Enlighten me by explaining what “Ground-water levels” means. I live just northeast of Montgomery and maybe the record low in this area is why I have to water my garden so frequently.