| Abstract: | As the salesmen sang in the musical The Music Man, "You gotta know the territory." This saying is also true when planning to buy or build a house. Learn as much as possible about the land, the water supply, and the septic system of the house before buying or building. Do not just look at the construction aspects or the beauty of the home and surroundings. Be sure to consider the environmental conditions around and beneath the site as well. Try to visit the site under adverse conditions, such as during heavy rain or meltwater runoff, to observe the drainage characteristics, particularly the condition of the basement. Many of the conditions discussed in this book, such as lowered well-water levels, flooded basements, and contamination from septic systems, are so common that rural families often have to deal with one or more of them. The purpose of this book is to awaken an interest in ground water and an awareness of where it is available, how it moves, how people can adjust to its patterns to avoid problems, and how it can be protected and used wisely. This booklet provides both present and prospective rural homeowners, particularly those in the glaciated northern parts of the United States, with a basic but comprehensive description of ground water. It also presents problems one may expect to encounter with ground water and some solutions or suggestions for help with these problems. |
| Genre: | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| ProdID: | 7000053 |
| Citation Author: | Waller, Roger M. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 37 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Government Printing Office |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Ground water and the rural homeowner; 1988; USGS Unnumbered Series; GIP; Waller, Roger M. |
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| Citation Year: | 1988 |
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| Text: | Ground water and the rural homeowner; 1988; USGS Unnumbered Series; GIP; Waller, Roger M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/7000053/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/7000053/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Government Printing Office |
