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Aquifers, wells, reservoirs, rivers and lakes, they're the many sources from which Granite Staters get their water, yet there are those who worry how our water supplies will be able to keep up with a growing New Hampshire. Already, water bans have been placed in Seabrook and Newmarket and this summer stricter regulations on how communities and industries draw, consume and meter their water will be in place. Today we'll learn more about New Hampshire's cool, clear water, where it comes from, how we get it and where our water worries might spring up. Laura's guests are Brandon Kernen, Hydrologist for New Hampshire's Department of Environmental Service and Lawrence Dingman, Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources at the Earth Sciences Department at the University of New Hampshire.