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Charles E Heywood

Southern Hills aquifer system
The Southern Hills aquifer system is a valuable source of accessible, high-quality water in Louisiana. In 2015, over 209 million gallons per day of groundwater were withdrawn within the 5-parish Baton Rouge capital area including East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, and Pointe Coupee parishes. Groundwater is currently the sole source for public supply and supports a range of industrial activity. Groundwater withdrawals since the 1940s have lowered water levels, altered groundwater-flow directions, and have caused saltwater to intrude into some freshwater-containing sands of the Southern Hills aquifer system beneath Baton Rouge. In cooperation with the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation...
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