Author(s)

Romain Chesnaux

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi.

Untold numbers of boreholes are drilled into the earth’s crust every year. Most constitute a potential threat to groundwater quality by creating a preferred pathway for contaminant migration. Some solutions, including “well-pooling”, are proposed to better protect groundwater resources through the efficient management of boreholes.

Groundwater Resources; Contamination; Drilling; Well-Pooling

R. Chesnaux, "Uncontrolled Drilling: Exposing a Global Threat to Groundwater Sustainability," Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol. 4 No. 9, 2012, pp. 746-749. doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2012.49084.