How old is that water underground? Why the answer matters in the thirsty West
A U. of U. geophysicist determines the age of groundwater around the world, and how it affects supply and demand.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) U. of U. graduate geoscience groundwater hydrology student Alex Engstrom, measures out a line of groundwater monitoring devices across a widened discharge channel for the central Davis sewer plant near Farmington Bay on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. Engstrom is in the process of measuring groundwater seepage that originates from a number of sources nearby with a primary look at levels of mercury.