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Troubled Waters

May 9, 2022


As more than 50 billion gallons a year are pumped out, saltwater is creeping in. That’s a problem for residents and industrial users alike, says Alyssa Dausman, senior vice president and chief scientist with The Water Institute of the Gulf. Everyone who knows anything about the aquifer agrees something should be done. The Water Institute is charged with helping to find science-based solutions amid what has become a very contentious process, with the aquifer’s most prominent user suing the regulatory commission it helped found.

Everyone who knows anything about the aquifer agrees something should be done. The Water Institute is charged with helping to find science-based solutions amid what has become a very contentious process, with the aquifer’s most prominent user suing the regulatory commission it helped found. More here.