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Seeking Solutions To Water Scarcity Issues: WRT Helps Re-activate Dormant Wells In Lawrenceville, GA
•Case Study: Seeking Solutions To Water Scarcity Issues: WRT Helps Re-activate Dormant Wells In Lawrenceville, GA
The Problem
In the fall of 2007 more than one quarter of the state of Georgia found itself experiencing a D4, or exceptional, drought - the highest level on the drought scale. As conditions worsened in the northern third of the state, including the Atlanta metro area, water levels dipped dangerously low in Lake Lanier, the main water source for more than three million people in the region.
Compounding the drought issue, many of Northern Georgia's previously operating wells had been taken out of service due to high levels of radionuclide contamination, which can be caused by high levels of naturally occurring uranium or radium, and other radioactive materials in the ground geology. In this case, uranium was the source of contamination. While uranium can be found naturally in soil, water and food at low concentrations, high levels of these contaminants ingested over a long period of time can lead to serious health problems.
For the community of Lawrenceville, Ga., these circumstances created the perfect storm for a potential water shortage. Like many cities in close proximity to Atlanta, Lawrenceville depends largely on Lake Lanier to provide water for its 28,000 residents. Nearly 85 to 90 percent of Lawrenceville's water supply comes from the lake, with the remaining 10 to 15 percent supplied by 11 wells – four of which were taken out of service over the last five years for health concerns associated with high levels of uranium. To reduce the city's dependence on Lake Lanier, and to also ensure Lawrenceville residents would continue to have a sufficient supply of safe drinking water, officials needed to identify a solution that would allow them to reactivate the city's dormant wells.
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•Case Study: Seeking Solutions To Water Scarcity Issues: WRT Helps Re-activate Dormant Wells In Lawrenceville, GA
SOURCE: WRT - Water Remediation Technology, LLC
