National Groundwater Awareness Week

Ground Water Awareness Week, which highlights the value and importance of ground water as a renewable resource essential to the health and well-being of our planet, will be recognized this year the week of March 6 to 12. With about half the U.S. population receiving its drinking water from wells and more than 90 percent of the fresh water in our country and around the world being groundwater, public education and awareness are considered vital.

For more information, call 800-551-7379, or visit ngwa.org or usgs.gov.