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Apr 27, 2008 10:01 pm US/Eastern

Lower Shore Plagued By Water Shortages

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) ― Wicomico County and the city of Salisbury have hired an outside consultant to tally the region's water resources for state and local planners.

The study is expected to give governments a comprehensive grasp of planning opportunities and limitations.

Officials say planners will used the data to make better land use decisions.

But the study isn't likely to get to the bottom of mysterious water shortages that have plagued the region.

The latest figures from the U.S. Geological Survey place groundwater levels near or at record lows at the region's monitored wells.

Hydrologist Wendy McPherson with USGS says streamflow is in the bottom 10 percent of all-time lows, too.

University of Maryland engineering professor Gerald Galloway says there just isn't accurate information about the true conditions of the Lower Shore's aquifers.

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