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

• Published in: The Ohio journal of science Vol. 106; no. 2; p. 64
• Main Authors: Weatherington-Rice, Julie, Hottman, Ava, Murphy, Earl Finbar, Christy, Ann D, Angle, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ohio Academy of Science 01.04.2006
• Subjects: Drift; Fractures (Geology); Ohio
• ISSN: 0030-0950

The public policy, government programs, and the law as they affected land use decisions in fractured environments were addressed. A review of programs in Ohio identified a number of efforts currently in place that, if modified, could include ground water pollution potential mapping (DRASTIC) and the concept of fracture flow in guiding science-based land use decision. Two of these programs, the Sole Source Aquifer designation and the Wellhead/Source Water Protection Program, were detailed. The latter case was the first in the United States to explicitly state that fractures must be taken into consideration by the regulatory agency when reviewing a permit to install a potentially contaminating land use.