Groundwater Pumping Decisions and Land Subsidence in the Southern Chesapeake Bay Region of Virginia
Land subsidence is the gradual settling or sudden sinking of the earth's surface. According to the United States Geological Survey more than 80% of identified subsidence in the United States is a result of groundwater removal. Due to the hydrologic structure and reliance on the Potomac Aquifer,...
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Virginia Tech
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71820 |