Kentucky and the Environment

Paper Summary:

History reveals that Kentucky had fertile land, water, forests and mineral wealth. No less significant was the access to a great abundance of fresh, unpolluted water, an element indispensable in the location and enjoyment of a homestead. This paper examines the use and abuse of Kentucky's environment.

Paper Outline:
Kentucky's Natural Environment
Sources of Water
Water Contamination
Sources of Surface-Water Pollution
Surface Water Quality
What are the Potential Sources of Ground-Water Contamination?
Impact on Ground-Water Quality
Pollution Control Program

From the Paper:

"Pioneers who filtered through Cumberland Gap strayed west down the Ohio River came with the starry-eyed dream of settling in a new Eden (Berry, 1991). They entered a land effervescing with fresh unpolluted water, planting a fresh agrarian economy on virgin soil, and in a forest of a seemingly unlimited timber supply. The nomenclature of Kentucky is highly meditative of these facts (Berry, 1991)."

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