A Civil Action and USGS Ground Water Information

The release of the film, A Civil Action, has prompted increased public interest in the subject of ground water. The USGS, which has a significant program to collect information about and to better understand the nation's vital ground-water resources, suggests the following sites as helpful sources:

• Ground-Water Information Pages

• Ground-Water Atlas

• National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

• Toxic Substances Hydrology Program

• Water Quality Information Pages

• Water Science for Schools

These recent USGS reports provide additional information on Ground Water Resources:

• USGS Circular 1174 -- "Estimating Areas Contributing Recharge to Wells: Lessons from Previous Studies," by Lehn Franke, Tom Reilly, Dave Pollock, and Jim LaBaugh.

• USGS Circular 1139 -- "Ground Water and Surface Water, A Single Resource," by Tom Winter, Jud Harvey, Lehn Franke, and Bill Alley.