Groundwater Observatory. (2017, February 4). Retrieved March 9, 2017, from http://magazine.uc.edu/editors_picks/recent_features/groundwater_center.html
A novel project by the University of Cincinnati could lead to cleaner drinking water for millions of Americans.UC’s College of Arts and Sciences on Friday unveiled the new C.V. Theis Groundwater Observatory, a sensor array that will track how water moves between the Great Miami River and the aquifer beneath it, the sole source of drinking water for more than 2.3 million Ohioans. The $400,000 observatory at the Miami Whitewater Soccer Complex is the first of its kind east of the Mississippi River, said Amy Townsend-Small, associate professor of geology.
This article was very interesting and relevant! It is so great to see that places all over the United States are finding ways to recycle water and even lower over environmental issues at the same time.. It is still unfortunate to see how expensive these projects are. Why are they so expensive? They are essential to maintain a healthy ecosystem and help us strive so why is it so expensive? Because it is extremely expensive it limits what we can do, if it was cheaper more places over the world would be able to recycle water. Recycled water is beneficial to today’s economy and future.
I think it is really cool that the University of Cincinnati is helping fund a project, that tracks the movement of water between the Great Miami River and the aquifer beneath it. We need to make the recycling of water more cost-effective so it can be used in places that do not have the same financial assests as the University of Cincinnati.
This article was interesting in that it gave a different perspective to water issues than what we’re used to in California. As it specified, the issues in the Midwest are not about water scarcity but instead water quality. Given the current events of Flint Michigan, it’s inspiring to hear that methods to control the quality of water are being taken in the midwest.
How dangerous is it to tap these groundwater sources? Will it damage the Great Maimi River?