Abstract
Whether man evolved from mitotic amoeba flagellating in a vast and turbulent sea, or whether man was created by God amidst tree, earth, and universe, one crucial fact cannot be disputed-man's survival depends on a perpetual supply of fresh water. No other fact is so profoundly recognized by man, yet no other natural resource is more carelessly abused and destroyed. Almost all human activity detrimentally affects our nation's water quality, from seemingly innocent road salting and interring the dead to the more commonly condemned industrial dumping, landfill leachates, and catastrophic oil spills. In fact, groundwater contamination is one of the most serious and potentially devastating contemporary problems faced by the nation.6 Increased national attention to eliminating sources of pollution reflects a promising trend toward a more responsible treatment of the resource. This trend, however, is incapable of fruitful maturation until water conservation programs embrace the notion that water use itself, in addition to active pollution, contributes significantly to the contamination process.
Recommended Citation
Engel, Michele
(1992)
"Water Quality Control: The Reality of Priority
in Utah Groundwater Management,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1992:
No.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1992/iss2/3