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Gradual decline in Suffolk's drinking water

The groundwater below Suffolk that supplies the county's drinking water is still in pretty good shape, but quality is slipping. Creeping levels of nitrogen and other contaminants demonstrate that more must be done to protect the resource, according to a new report.

Five years and $700,000 in the making, Suffolk's draft water management plan found "a continued gradual decline in water quality"...

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