Invisible water: the importance of good groundwater governance and management

Sharon B. Megdal

doi:10.1038/s41545-018-0015-9

Invisible water: the importance of good groundwater governance and management

Sharon B. Megdal

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This paper summarizes the results of efforts to bring attention to the importance of understanding and improving groundwater governance and management. Discussion of survey work in the United States and global case studies highlights the importance of focusing attention on this invisible water resource before pollution or depletion of it causes severe economic, environmental, and social dislocations. Better governance and management of groundwater are required to move toward sustainable groundwater use.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	15
Journal	npj Clean Water
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-018-0015-9
State	Published - Dec 1 2018

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Water Science and Technology
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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