Groundwater

Hydrogeologic reconnaissance, well inventory, and site-specific aquifer test data are needed in order for managers to assess whether use of stormwater injection wells is technically or economically feasible for Class V underground injection, file necessary permit applications, and begin the process of developing the necessary engineering design specifications. Sanitation District No 1 requested...

The Louisville Water Company is using riverbank filtration wells to draw water from the Ohio River through the aquifer at their B.E. Payne Water Treatment Plant near Prospect, Kentucky. The northeast portion of the alluvium— a 6.4-mi reach running from Beargrass Creek upriver to Harrods Creek is an especially prolific water-bearing formation with the total groundwater storage in the area estimated...

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