The Edwards Aquifer the past, present, and future of a vital water resource / edited by John M. Sharp Jr., Ronald T. Green, and Geary M. Schindel.
| Other author | Sharp, John Malcolm, Jr., 1944- |
| Other author | Green, Ronald T. |
| Other author | Schindel, Geary M. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boulder, Colorado : The Geological Society of America, Inc. 2019. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from GSA Memoirs |
| Subjects |
| Series | Memoir ; 215 |
| Contents | Genesis of the Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone) Aquifer -- Numerical models of the Edwards Aquifers -- San Antonio Pool of the Edwards Aquifer: Recharge and Discharge -- Uvalde Pool of the Edwards Aquifer -- Kinney Pool: Defining the Western Boundary of the Edwards Aquifer -- Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas -- Devils River watershed -- Northern Segment of the Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone) Aquifer -- The Washita Prairie Edwards Aquifer -- The Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) and Trinity (Hill Country) Aquifer System, Texas -- Water quality and the badwater (saline-water) zone of the (Balcones Fault Zone) Edwards Aquifer -- Biology and ecology of the Edwards Aquifer -- Geologic structure of the Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone) Aquifer -- Texas groundwater law and the Edwards Aquifer -- The Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan: Its planning and implementation -- The use of water from the Edwards aquifers -- Effects of urbanization on the Edwards aquifers -- Climate variability, change and Edwards aquifer water fluxes -- Emerging contaminants in groundwater, karst, and the Edwards Aquifer -- Aquifer storage and recovery -- Desalination: Growing opportunities in Texas -- Surface geophysics -- Tracer Testing -- Multilevel monitoring of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers -- Evolution of Edwards-Trinity Aquifer biodiversity: Insights from phylogeography -- Historical Note: The Edwards Aquifer Authority |
| Abstract | "One of the world's great karstic aquifer systems, the Edwards aquifer system supplies water for more than 2 million people and for agricultural, municipal, industrial, and recreational uses. This volume reviews the current state of knowledge, current and emerging challenges to wise use of the aquifer system, and some technologies that must be adopted to address these challenges"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Edwards Aquifer Boulder, Colorado : The Geological Society of America, Inc., 2019 9780813712154 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019980412 |
| ISBN | 9780813782157 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (cloth) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |