Preliminary Assessment of Policy and Management Options for Groundwater Mining in the Great Plains.

摘要

This project examined the viability of groundwater management districts in those parts of the high plains experiencing groundwater mining. Specifically the project focused on the states of Kansas,Colorado and Nebraska,especially the portions underlain by the Ogallala Aquifer. The districts were studied through field research and a mail survey utilizing a thirteen page questionnaire. The field research was conducted in four states and districts were surveyed in five states. Analysis of the data indicated districts were willing to implement policies such as well spacing and metering but that any regulation beyond these policies will be at best not opposed.