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In 1992, student interns assessed the vulnerability of Wisconsin's 3,650 community and nontransient drinking water wells to contamination from pesticides and volatile organic chemicals. This article describes the development of criteria, the assessment process, and the number of waivers issued during the vulnerability assessment program. Cost to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources of development and implementation for the first three-year monitoring period was $400,000. Monitoring waivers will save water systems about $18 million in initial monitoring costs and target resources to problem sites. Sample results to date indicate that fewer than 5 percent of the most vulnerable wells are contaminated. Includes 2 references, tables, figures.

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Edition: Vol. 86 - No. 5 Published: 05/01/1994 Number of Pages: 11File Size: 1 file , 24 MB