How to Regulate Groundwater. The Mosbacher Institute.

What should groundwater regulations do?

  • groundwater regulations should be based on loss in aquifer storage and not on artesian pressure
  • if taking water from an aquifer, it’s not just about recharge, the correct analysis is the “size of the aquifer’s storage relative to the rate of recharge”
  • think of water, like oil and gas, and mineral resources are considered

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