Where does the ground water come from?
All ground water originally comes from rain or melted snow that has seeped into the ground. Water fills spaces between sand and gravel, as well as fractures in rocks. Where underground water is abundant enough to provide an adequate source of drinking water, the water-rich sediments or rocks are called an aquifer. Chickasaw’s drinking water supply comes from a carbonate bedrock aquifer.
Ground water does not stay in one place.
In the Chickasaw region, ground water flow direction is primarily towards the North. This means that if pollutants are spilled on the ground anywhere near the wells, or south of the wells, they may eventually enter the ground water that you are drinking.
And although the water treatment plant removes bacteria, it would be very expensive to purchase treatment systems for every type of possible pollutant. This is why everyone in the Village of Chickasaw should know about Drinking Water Source Protection.
