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Hydrogeologist model suggests high-capacity wells in P.E.I. could significantly reduce streamflows

October 26, 2020  By The Chronicle-Herald


Charlottetown – A hydrogeologist has suggested to a P.E.I. standing committee on natural resources and environmental sustainability that, in a dry growing year, expanded agricultural irrigation from high-capacity wells could have a significant impact on water levels in streams. The Chronicle-Herald reports. | READ MORE

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