Jeffery A. Ballweber, J.D. and Mary Love M. Tagert. 2003. Remote Sensing Applications for Source Water Protection

Mississippi State University's GeoResources Institute (GRI) has been cooperating with state and regional agencies to apply geospatial technologies to address diverse water quality and public health concerns in Mississippi. Much of the critical water quality and quantity data required for source water protection has a spatial context and is ideally suited for inclusion and analysis in a geographic information system (GIS). Many national GIS data sets are available from the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies. However, the GRI's projects have been significantly more site specific. This article provides a brief overview of these projects but emphasizes the GRI's ongoing projects with the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD).