Groundwater & public policy series.
Contributors: Soil and Water Conservation Society (U.S.); Freshwater Foundation.
Publisher: Freshwater Foundation
Published: 1991
Place of publication: [Wayzata, Minn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 17
Subjects: Groundwater.; Groundwater -- Protection.; Groundwater -- Quality.; Groundwater -- Pollution.
Other titles: Groundwater & public policy.; Groundwater and public policy series.
Notes: "Groundwater Policy Education Project is a joint effort of Cooperative Extension, the Freshwater Foundation, and the Soil and Water Conservation Society."

Includes bibliographical references.

LIBRARY COPY BOUND INTO ONE VOLUME.
Table of contents: 1. What is groundwater? / George H. Davis; 2. Understanding how contaminants reach groundwater / Arthur G. Hornsby; 3. Sources and extent of groundwater contamination / David W. Moody; 4. The costs of groundwater contamination / William B. O'Neil and Robert S. Raucher; 5. Agricultural best management practices / Terry J. Logan; 6. Protecting groundwater quality by managing local land use / Douglas A. Yanggen and Stephen M. Born; 7. Groundwater quality: a public policy perspective / Lawrence W. Libby; 8. Key policy choices in groundwater quality management / Sandra S. Batie and Penelope L. Diebel; 9. Federal policies and programs to protect groundwater quality  / Leon E. Danielson and David E. M. Patte; 10. A voluntary approach to reducing agrichemical contamination of groundwater / Steve Padgitt; 11. Liability issues in groundwater quality protection / Theodore A. Feitshans; 12. Blameless contamination / Terence J. Centner; 13. Community wellhead protection programs / Norbert Dee and Stan Austin; 14. Financing approaches for local groundwater protection / Norbert Dee; 15. Local groundwater management and policy decisions / Norbert Dee and Marian Mlay; 16. A comprehensive approach to groundwater management for rural local governments / E. Gaynell McGary Meij and Charles W. Abdalla; 17. Communicating water quality risk issues to the public / Clifford W. Scherer.