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The Ground Water Center was established in November 1996
to provide technical assistance to Region 6 programs, states, tribes,
other federal and local agencies in support of ground water protection
activities. The Center works in partnership in addressing technical
concerns and in this way may augment limited resources at the state
and local level. Coordination is maintained with EPA Region 6 in-house
programs and with respective state and tribal ground water/source
water protection programs to facilitate the exchange of information
and the Center's provision of technical assistance. The Center also
provides technical assistance to selected communities in partnership
with the state or tribe.
A Sole Source Aquifer (SSA) is an aquifer designated by
EPA as the "sole or principal source" of drinking water
for a given service area. The EPA has authority to prevent federal
financial assistance for projects which might contaminate a sole
source aquifer.
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