Transcription of Ground Water Contamination G - EPA
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Ground Water Contamination G - EPA
C 1 round Water Contamination is nearlyalways the result of human activity. Inareas where population density is high and humanuse of the land is intensive, Ground Water is espe-cially vulnerable. Virtually any activity wherebychemicals or wastes may be released to the envi-ronment, either intentionally or accidentally, hasthe potential to pollute Ground Water . Whenground Water becomes contaminated, it is difficultand expensive to clean begin to address pollution prevention or reme-diation, we must understand how surface watersand Ground waters interrelate. Ground Water andsurface Water are interconnected and can be fullyunderstood and intelligently managed only whenthat fact is acknowledged. If there is a Water sup-ply well near a source of Contamination , that wellruns the risk of becoming contaminated. If there isa nearby river or stream, that Water body mayalso become pollutedby the Ground on itsphysical, chemical,and biological prop-erties, a contaminantthat has been releasedinto the environmentmay move within anaquifer in the samemanner that groundwater moves.
landfills were often sited over aquifers or close to surface waters and in permeable soils with shal-low water tables, enhancing the potential for leachate to contaminate ground water. Closed landfills can continue to pose a ground water con-tamination threat if they are not capped with an impermeable material (such as clay) before closure
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