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Saltwater towns worry about freshwater supplies
Description: With Maine in the middle of a drought, municipalities vulnerable to water shortages are keeping an eye on their water supplies. For coastal and island towns, concerns are two-fold. Lagging supply could mean trucking in water from elsewhere, an expensive proposition. And pumping groundwater that is too low risk saltwater intrusion into the freshwater supply. [Source: Working Waterfront]
URL: http://www.islandinstitute.org/working-waterfront/saltwater-towns-worry-about-freshwater-supplies
Availability: Full Text
Source: Working Waterfront
Publish Date: 8/23/2016
Reading Level: Basic
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