We explore the underground aquifers of central Iowa with Bill Simpkins of Iowa State University. Topics include why Ames water tastes so good (and why we have so much of it), the dangers of drawing water from private, rural wells, the difficulty of modeling farm tile systems, and the efforts of an ISU group, Water and Climate Change, to model the behavior of farmers in the Squaw Creek watershed. Then, we turn to national and global water issues presented as This Week in Water by H2O Radio out of Colorado. Did you know Nova Scotia has banned fracking? News about the Great Ocean Garbage Patch and more.
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Online Information Sources:
- Bill Simpkins
- Water and Climate Change (ISU group)
Originally broadcast 09/12/2014
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