...about getting federal funding to deepen the river's shipping channel and dealing with saltwater intrusion into the Floridan Aquifer they draw drinking water from. Powell said they would get involved in those issues as well if members ask them...
...Carolina's excessive groundwater withdrawals. Over-pumping is pushing salt water from the Atlantic into the Upper Floridan Aquifer, contaminating wells.However, more than drinking water is at stake.Regulators are trying to figure out how...
...Senate Finance Committee - HOUSE BILL 55: Extending the moratorium against storing treated surface water in the Floridan Aquifer STATUS: Awaiting governor's signature - SENATE BILL 17: Reports legislators who don't file income-tax returns...
...House, Senate Finance Committee - HB 597*: Extending the moratorium against storing treated surface water in the Floridan Aquifer STATUS: House Natural Resources Committee - HB 480: Replaces annual car tax with a lump-sum, $2,000 tax due...
...House, Senate Finance Committee HOUSE BILL 597 Extends the moratorium against storing treated surface water in the Floridan Aquifer Status: House Natural Resources Committee HOUSE BILL 605 Transfers state transportation construction from the Department...
...for full House vote Tuesday HOUSE BILL 597 Extending the moratorium against storing treated surface water in the Floridan Aquifer Status: House Natural Resources Committee HOUSE BILL 605 House version of bill to transfer state transportation...
...juvenile offenders Status: Not introduced - Extending the moratorium against storing treated surface water in the Floridan Aquifer Status: Not introduced Source: Georgia General Assembly
...plans to keep saltwater out of an underground source of water for both states. The states use water from the Upper Floridan aquifer. The water lies beneath Florida, southern Georgia and parts of South Carolina and Alabama. Officials say pumping...
...growing consumption of groundwater from the upper Floridan aquifer, which provides groundwater to coastal Georgia...have had all their eggs in one basket: the upper Floridan aquifer," Dr. Couch said. Under a planned re-evaluation...
...enough to hurt their wallets. Tybee is allowed to pump a maximum daily average of 960,000 gallons of water from the Floridan aquifer. Lately its average has been hitting the 915,000 mark. And the city has 100 more condominiums already permitted...
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