Governor McAuliffe Announces Agreements to Protect Virginia´s Aquifers
(WorldNews Environment)

RICHMOND- Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced agreements to limit groundwater withdrawals from the Commonwealth`s at-risk coastal aquifers. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will issue new permits for 14 major groundwater users in eastern Virginia, reducing total allowable withdrawals by 69 million gallons a day. `The health and sustainability of our aquifers is...