A listing of educational materials in book or booklet format pertaining to groundwater and/or groundwater protection.
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About Groundwater Protection
Channing L. Bete Company
Contact:
Channing L. Bete Co. Inc.
200 State Road
South Deerfield, MA 01373
800-628-7733
Description: This 15-page booklet uses cartoons and brief
descriptive statements to explain what groundwater is, where it's
found, sources of contamination, conservation and protection.
Target Audience: General public, educators and students.
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Agriculture’s Role in Protecting Groundwater
GEM Regional Center at Western Michigan University
Contact:
Jim Stacey or Ruth Shaffer
Natural Resources Conservation Service
1405 S. Harrison Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
517-337-6904
Description: Book covers the hydrologic cycle, groundwater
hydrology, water wells, chemicals in the farm water cycle and
how they are transported, and wellhead protection.
Target Audience: Agriculture-oriented groups, educators, high
school and college students.
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Citizens Guide to Groundwater Protection
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Source Water Protection
Contact:
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4601)
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20460-0003
202-564-3750
Description: This booklet helps citizens take an active and
positive role in protecting their community’s groundwater
supplies. Among the topics discussed are the hydrologic
cycle, how groundwater becomes contaminated and ways to
protect groundwater supplies.
Target Audience: General public.
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky Wellhead Protection Program
Groundwater Section - Wellhead Protection Program
Contact:
Pat Keefe
Groundwater Section, Kentucky Division of Water
200 Fair Oaks Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-3410
Description: Book provides information about the Wellhead
Protection Program in Kentucky, who needs it and how to
establish one.
Target Audience: Local government officials.
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Drinking Water from Household Wells
U.S. EPA – Ground Water and Drinking Water
Contact:
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4601)
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20460-0003
202-564-3750
Description: Booklet may be downloaded in pdf format.
Booklet educates well owners about groundwater quality,
contamination sources, health risks from contaminants
and sources of help or advice.
Target Audience: General public.
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General Design, Construction and Operation Guidelines:
Constructed Wetlands Wastewater Treatment Systems for
Small Users, including Individual Residences, Second Edition.
Tennessee Valley Authority, Water Management Resource Group
Contact:
National Small Flows Clearinghouse
West Virginia University/NRCCE
P.O. Box 6064
Morgantown, WV 26506-6064
800-624-8301
Description: Gives state-of-the-art, simple instructions for
designing, constructing and operating wetlands for small
wastewater flows.
Target Audience: Public health officials, homeowners living in
rural or nonsewered areas with site conditions that do not
allow satisfactory functioning of a conventional septic system.
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Groundwater and the Rural Homeowner
U.S. Geological Survey
Contact:
U.S. Geological Survey Library
MS950 National Center
Reston, VA 20192
Description: This 36-page booklet provides information on groundwater considerations when buying or building a home in a rural setting. It includes information on site selection, characteristics and behavior of groundwater, groundwater quality and sources of contamination and problem solving.
Target Audience: General public, educators and students.
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Groundwater Contamination
Cornell University Cooperative Extension
Contact:
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell University
365 Roberts Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-5905
607-255-2237
Description: Booklet gives evidence, causes and prevention
of contamination from sources such as landfills, disposal pits,
underground storage tanks, storage lagoons, septic systems,
animal feed lots and more. Excellent, easy-to-understand
graphics clearly illustrate each topic.
Target Audience: General public, educators, upper middle school
and high school students.
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Groundwater in Karst
Groundwater Section, Kentucky Division of Water
Electronic Version
Description: The book discusses groundwater hydrology with an
emphasis on groundwater flow in karst. Extensive glossary
and references.
Target Audience: Those who plan, develop, manage, protect
groundwater resources and spring-fed supplies; educators,
high school and university students.
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A Homeowner’s Guide to Septic Systems
U.S. EPA
Contact:
U.S. EPA Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 42419
Cincinnati, OH 45241
800-490-9198
Description: Covers how a septic system works, how to
maintain the system, causes of failure and additional
sources of information.
Target Audience: General public.
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Kentucky is Karst Country! What You Should Know About Sinkholes and Springs
Kentucky Geological Survey Information Circular 4, Series XII, 2002
Contact:
Kentucky Geological Survey
228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0107
859-257-3896 or 877-778-7827
Description: Written by James C. Currens. This booklet is
tailored specifically to Kentucky.
Target Audience: General public, local or state government.
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Learning to Live with Caves and Karst, A Cave and Karst Curriculum and Resource Guide
American Cave Conservation Association (ACCA)
Contact:
Education Coordinator, ACCA
P.O. Box 409
Horse Cave, KY 42749
270-786-1466
Description: This guide focuses on Kentucky caves and karst,
but the information, stories and activities presented are
appropriate for use throughout the United States. This guide
meets the mandates of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990.
Target Audience: Educators.
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Living on Karst, A Reference Guide for Landowners in Limestone Regions
The Cave Conservancy of the Virginias
Contact:
The Cave Conservancy of the Virginias
13131 Overhill Lake Lane
Glen Allen, VA 23059
804-798-4893
Description: This book provides an excellent explanation of
karst and why it is so important for residents of karst areas
to be aware of how their day-to-day activities affect the
groundwater and fragile ecosystems in karst areas. Provides
best management practices to protect groundwater.
Target Audience: General public, local or state government.
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Living with Karst, a Fragile Foundation
American Geological Institute, National Speleological Society,
and American Cave Conservation Association, and others
Contact:
American Geological Institute
Attn: Publications Center
4220 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22302
703-379-2480
Description: Approximately 50 percent of Kentucky is karst — a
landscape characterized by sinkholes, caves and underground
drainage. This booklet vividly illustrates what karst is and
why this resource-rich area is important. Also discussed are
karst-related environmental and engineering concepts,
guidelines for living with karst and sources of information.
Target Audience: Homeowners, farmers, business people,
educators, developers, park managers, watershed and
conservation groups. Anyone who lives, works or plays
in karst areas.
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Needed: Clean Water
Channing L. Bete Company
Contact:
Channing L. Bete Co. Inc.
200 State Road
South Deerfield, MA 01373
800-628-7733
Description: This 15-page booklet uses cartoons and brief
descriptive statements to explain the hydrologic cycle,
water resources, sources of pollution, water utilities,
pollution prevention and water conservation.
Target Audience: General public, educators and students.
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Nitrates and Groundwater: A Public Health Concern
Freshwater Society (Freshwater Foundation)
Contact:
Freshwater Society
2500 Shadywood Road
Navarre, MN 55392
952-471-9773
Description: Addresses how nitrates get into groundwater,
effects on human health, nitrate removal from water,
sources of nitrate contamination.
Target Audience: High school and college students,
general public.
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Pesticides and Groundwater: A Health Concern for the Midwest
Freshwater Society (Freshwater Foundation)
Contact:
Freshwater Society
2500 Shadywood Road
Navarre, MN 55392
952-471-9773
Description: Covers what pesticides are, those commonly
used in the Corn Belt, how pesticides get into groundwater,
chemical characteristics, pesticides as a health problem,
and how to protect groundwater from pesticide contamination.
Target Audience: High school and college students,
general public.
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For More Information Contact:
Pat Keefe
200 Fair Oaks Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-3410
Fax: 502-564-9636
E-mail: pat.keefe@ky.gov
