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...Susan Seacrest peers down into the huge gloom of well No. 2, which penetrates 90 ft. into the Platte Aquifer. As her eyes catch the gleam of water destined to salve the thirst of people in Lincoln, Neb., 20 miles away, she begins to jump up and down in the heat of a summer afternoon. "This is so cool!" she exults. "I get so excited when I'm around groundwater...
...have to share Seacrest's bizarre idea of excitement to agree that groundwater is a big deal. It's the source of drinking water for half the U.S. population. Nebraska floats on water, sitting atop a gigantic sponge of sand and gravel that contains several aquifers. Farmers can drill into the rich soil, erect a center-pivot sprinkler system and watch corn grow as high as an elephant...
...without a price. To get big yields, farmers rely on pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers, which can seep below the surface and taint groundwater. That's why Seacrest, 45, launched the Groundwater Foundation, a group that uses everything from publications to educational festivals to teach people about threats to drinking water. Started on a shoestring in 1985 in Lincoln, the foundation has built a national network of activists to protect the fountains of life...
BORN: May 27, 1955, Fort Lauderdale EDUCATION: Atlantic High School, diploma, 1974 FAMILY: Wife, Darlene Nimey; two children RELIGION: Orthodox Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Farmer; cattle rancher; construction surveyor POLITICAL CAREER: Candidate for Boynton Beach mayor, 1992 ADDRESS: 2710 North Seacrest Boulevard, Delray Beach...
Mark Panarese (fourth), Chuck Elliot (eighth) and Clark Bain (ninth) also scored easy wins, blanking their opposition 3-0. Ned Bacon and Mitch Reese, playing numbers three and seven respectively, tallied for Harvard losing one game apiece. Number ten, Jeff Seacrest, won an unofficial match...