Wind Cave water at issue
September 2007
U.S. Water News Online
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. -- Officials at Wind Cave are
worried that a rural water project planned for the southern
Black Hills could threaten the cave's underground lakes.
They're working with the U.S. Geological Service and
water-project developers to find a solution.
The Southern Black Hills Water System plans to drill
wells that would tap the Madison Aquifer near Wind Cave,
which is north of Hot Springs.
Wind Cave officials say the wells could reduce the water
level in the cave by as much as 70 feet and virtually dry up
a series of underground lakes that are important to the
cave's ecosystem.
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