Managing Groundwater Contamination in Rural Areas

Thomas Holmes, Elizabeth Nielsen and Linda Lee

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1988, vol. 05, issue 01

Abstract: Groundwater in many States has become contaminated, raising concerns about risks to human health. Farm chemicals are a major source of contamination. Congress has introduced several bills to protect groundwater, and some States have adopted groundwater protection strategies. Rural areas, relying heavily on private wells, may be at the most risk from contaminated groundwater, yet would likely receive less protection than urban areas under proposed strategies permitting different levels of protection. Programs to protect farm and rural income while meeting water quality goals are likely to receive the most enthusiasm in rural areas.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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