The MEGA Web Site - Morris Environmental Groundwater Alliances


"Educate to Prevent is far Wiser than Remediate with Money ill-spent."

APPROACH: Identify existing or potential contamination sources Understand migration pathways Classify groundwater receptor sensitivity Manage source, pathway and/or protect the receptor TYPICAL GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION SOURCES: Poorly sited and manage landfills Contaminated industrial sites Leaking underground storage tanks and pipes Leaking municipal sewers Overpumping of aquifers causing saline groundwater intrusion Excessive application of fertilisers and pesticides Graveyards Poor quality urban runoff Backyard mechanics pouring used oil into the ground Installing a monitoring well adjacent to a pool of used oil


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