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Public-supply well in Illinois

By National Water Quality Program 2010 (approx.)
Large blue pipes convey water from a public-supply well
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Detailed Description

Public-supply wells pump higher volumes of water than domestic-supply wells.  This photo appears in Circular 1352, Water Quality in the Glacial Aquifer System, Northern United States, one of a series of circulars on groundwater quality in the Nation's Principal Aquifers.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.