Sara Lee Corporation, an industrial manufacturer in Woolwine, Virginia, relies on ground water from wells for both potable and process water. The primary water supply well is an open rock well approximately 350 feet deep. The well’s water-bearing zone consists of fractured metamorphic rock. DECLINING CONDITIONS, DIMINISHING BUDGETS In recent years, the well’s pumping capacity had declined, and the water’s turbidity had increased. Iron-stained

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