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Title:Proposals for integrating karst aquifer evaluation methodologies into national environmental legislations
Authors:ID Sasowsky, Ira (Mentor) More about this mentor... New window
ID Kosič Ficco, Katarina (Author)
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Language:English
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Organization:UNG - University of Nova Gorica
Abstract:Characterization of karst aquifers in order to reduce the impacts of human activities on these vital groundwater resources poses a significant challenge for scientists, land managers and policy makers. Methods and criteria for improvement of karst management have been suggested by the scientific community in order to assure the preservation of karst groundwater resources. However, these methods are rarely integrated into national groundwater protection policies. A case-based study of a swine confined animal feeding operation sited on mantled karst terrain in the southern Ozark Highlands in the State of Arkansas, United States of America helped illustrate why karst-specific evaluation methods should be implemented in national legislation. Through the review of the area’s geomorphology and hydrogeology, dye tracer test results, and existing state and federal legislation and permitting processes for confined animal feeding operations, proposed improvements to existing legislation for confined animal feeding operations were developed. The study provides an example of how integrating science into policy-making can enhance protection of valuable groundwater resources. The original publication is published in Sustainable Water Resources Management, Springer, ISSN 2363-5037 Volume 1 Number 4, in 2015. The final publication is available at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40899-015-0032-5.
Keywords:Karst aquifers, Vulnerability, Groundwater protection, Legislation, CAFO
Place of publishing:ZDA
Year of publishing:2015
PID:20.500.12556/RUNG-3215 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:4168443 New window
NUK URN:URN:SI:UNG:REP:0ZGF2B7G
Publication date in RUNG:05.07.2017
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Title:Sustainable water resources management
ISSN:2363-5037
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