Discussion: Preventing Pollution and Over-pumping 20 points
Select one of the following scenarios:
- An auto shop worker needs to properly dispose of several barrels of used oil.
- A homeowner wants the greenest lawn in the neighborhood and wants to apply lots of nitrogen fertilizer.
- A city council is considering how many new housing developments they should allow (remember that new housing developments mean more people and more people mean more use of groundwater).
- A city council notices an increase in toxic urban runoff.
- A construction company needs to install a septic system with a new home.
Do some research to find out ways to protect groundwater resources in the scenario you have chosen. A good source to check out for your research is this online groundwater pollution brochure. Write a one or two paragraph summary of your findings.
Please post your response to the Discussion: Preventing Pollution and Over-pumping link and respond thoughtfully to the posts of other students. For information on how this assignment will be graded, please view the Discussion: Preventing Pollution and Over-pumping Rubric.
