NRDC

摘要

Is groundwater pollution in California limited to the communities in Tulare County featured in this story? No, the problem is widespread. While nitrate pollution is particularly common in the Central Valley, pollution from pesticides, salts, and other contaminants is a constant threat to drinking-water supplies for millions of Califor-nians. NRDC brought a series of successful lawsuits against dairy farms in the Chino Basin that resulted in efforts to clean up these operations and prevent further pollution of surface water (our rivers, lakes, and streams) and ground-water. But in other parts of the state, agricultural and industrial activities still threaten groundwater quality.