Sustainability of Ground-Water Resources

by W.M. Alley, T.E. Reilly, and O.L. Franke

U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1186

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Contents

Cover
Title Page
Back of Title Page
Foreword
Introduction
General Facts and Concepts about Ground Water
Ground-Water Development, Sustainability, and Water Budgets

Ground-Water Budgets
Hypothetical Examples of How Ground-Water Systems Change in Response to Pumping
Field Examples of How Ground-Water Systems Change in Response to Pumping

Long Island, New York
High Plains Aquifer

Streams
Lakes
Wetlands
Springs
Coastal Environments

Storage Changes
Subsidence

Land-Surface/Water-Table Connection
Ground-Water/Surface-Water Connection
Saltwater Intrusion

The Importance of Ground-Water Data
Use of Ground-Water Computer Models
Strategies for Sustainability
Concluding Remarks

BOXES

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