Fractured tills, Ohio's ground water resources, and public policy considerations addressed by DRASTIC maps

Ohio Journal of Science, The, April, 2006 by Julie Weatherington-Rice, Ava Hottman, Earl Finbar Murphy, Ann D. Christy, Michael Angle

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JULIE WEATHERINGTON-RICE, AVA HOTTMAN (in memorium), EARL FINBAR MURPHY, ANN D. CHRISTY, AND MICHAEL ANGLE, Bennett and Williams Environmental Consultants Inc., Columbus, OH 43231; former Assistant Chief OEPA Surface Water Division, Columbus, OH; Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210; Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210; Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, Columbus, OH 43224