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Conducts research on contaminant transport in groundwater and age-dating of groundwater.
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 Hydrogeology Research Group Homepage...
http://web.utk.edu/~lmckay/

Collection of hundreds of links to hydrogeological organizations, software and data repositories, publications, and other resources.
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The Hydrogeologist's Home Page  Click on the text above or the buttons to the left to access hundreds of links to hydrogeological organizations, software and data repositories, jobs, and more. The continuing contributions of many friends, colleagues, and netizens are greatly appreciated. Please send...
http://www.thehydrogeologist.com/index.htm

Consultancy and training in groundwater and environmental applications. Information about courses, distance learning (including online), research and consultancy interests, and links.
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The National Centre for Groundwater Management  M courses example programs links...
http://groundwater.ncgm.uts.edu.au/ncgm/

Generic and local information on the occurrence, movement, and management of ground water.
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King County Groundwater Management  Why is groundwater important? An estimated 30 percent of King County's population relies on groundwater wells for drinking water. That's over half a million people! Groundwater also feeds surface streams in the summer months, and provides water for salmon and...
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/wq/groundwater.htm

Hydrogeology research including groundwater resources, numerical modelling, geochemistry, g/w contamination and remediation. Taught programmes include hydrogeology and hydroinformatics MSc courses, CPD modules and short courses.
http://www.bham.ac.uk/EarthSciences/research/hydro/

A thorough introduction to the topic of ground water and its management. Part of Environment Canada's "Fresh Water" web site.
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Freshwater Website: Groundwater (Table of Contents)  A major link in the hydrologic cycle The hydrologic cycle Estimated depth and residence time of world's water supply Groundwater use Almost nine million Canadians depend on groundwater Percentage of Canadian population reliant on groundwater Groundwater and the world's freshwater...
http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/nature/grdwtr/e_gdwtr.htm

Information relating to the design, performance and evaluation of aquifer tests, including pumping tests, slug tests and single-well tests
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Aquifer Test Forum--Home (Aquifer Test Methods, Aquifer Test Literature and Bookstore, Aquifer Test Links  Enable javascript in your browser's settings to view menus on this site. Home Welcome to the Aquifer Test Forum, a site dedicated to the exchange of relevant and up-to-date information on the design, performance and analysis of aquifer tests. Forum...
http://www.aquifertest.com/forum/

Summaries of research activities on the fate, transport and remediation of dissolved metals, metalloids and nutrients in groundwater, as well as development and application of in situ permeable reactive barrier technologies and reactive transport modelling.
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Groundwater Geochemistry and Remediation Earth Sciences University of Waterloo  Our research group focuses on the fate, transport and remediation of dissolved metals, metalloids and nutrients in groundwater. This research includes detailed field investigations, laboratory studies, development of reactive barriers and other passive remedial solutions, and development of mathematical models...
http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/research/ggr/

About Henri Darcy and his contributions to understanding flow in porous media. Includes biography, discussions of basic concepts and the Darcy-Weisbach equation, and a lab procedure for falling-head permeability tests.
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Henry Darcy and His Law  A site on the achievements of Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy 1803-1858 The discoverer of Darcy's Law for flow in porous media. francais At Last! An English Translation of the Public Fountains of Dijon Welcome! Henry Darcy (1803 to 1858) invented...
http://biosystems.okstate.edu/darcy/

Paper describes a modeling study to explore possible options for enhancing natural recharge.
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AridZone Recharge  Enhanced aquifer recharge is one alternative to the water sustainability crisis occurring in many arid regions. Intermittent and intense rainfall events over an arid watershed can lead to short term surface water availability. Without the proper management of this water...
http://web.mit.edu/vivoni/www/aridzone.html

A primer on the subject, covering definitions, movement, storage, uses, contamination, and protection. Includes glossary of terms and extensive information on groundwater science and issues in Portage County, Wisconsin.
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Understanding Groundwater  What is groundwater, how does it work, and how does this information apply to Portage County? Groundwater Basics Water Cycle Groundwater Definition Groundwater Movement Groundwater Storage Groundwater Uses Sources of Contamination Protection Actions Glossary of Terms Portage County Groundwater Influencing...
http://www.uwsp.edu/water/portage/undrstnd/index.htm

Covers a wide range of areas including dryland salinity, natural resource management, greenhouse climate issues. Groundwater is a particular focus, including the Great Artesian Basin and subsidence associated with mining and petroleum extraction.
http://www.brs.gov.au/land&water/index.html

B.C. ministry site, with general ground water information, water well data, information on groundwater consultants, and links.
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Ground Water Home Page  A well identification plate is required for certain types of wells under the Water Act (Section 74) and the Ground Water Protection Regulation (Section 8 The well identification FAQs will help well owners and well drillers determine what types of...
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wat/gws/

Dedicated to the education about and preservation of our most important natural resource.
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The Groundwater Foundation  Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and motivating people to care for and about groundwater. Learn more. This 6-pannel mural, assembled by kids, will be one of many items up for auction during The Groundwater Foundation Conference. Proceeds...
http://www.groundwater.org/

A forum for technical discussions; announcement of new software; calls for abstracts and papers; conference and workshop announcements; and summaries of research results, recent publications, and case studies.
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Yahoo! Groups gwmodel  You can search the group for older messages. Yahoo! 360° Keep connected to your friends and family through blogs, photos and more. Create your own 360° page now. Home Activity within 7 days: 12 New Messages Description The Ground Water...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gwmodel/

Report from a European Union project to develop statistical methods for data aggregation for assessment of groundwater quality status, including trend assessment.
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WFD Groundwater  Statistical aspects of the identification of groundwater pollution trends, and aggregation of monitoring results (WFD-GW) Grant Agreement Ref. Subv 99/130794 A project to support the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive in Member States. Development of proposals for algorithms...
http://www.wfdgw.net/

Faculty member of Anna University, Chennai, India describes research and teaching in hydrogeology, groundwater modeling and hydrogeochemistry.
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Elango's Home Page  This web site was launched on 10th October 2001. Last update: 16th June 2005....
http://www.geocities.com/elango/

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Vermont. Information about past and present research in groundwater modeling, including mathematical evaluation of contamination problems.
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George F. Pinder  Engineering with a secondary appointment in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Vermont, in Burlington, VT. I also engage in private consulting. My principal area of scholarly activity is the development and application of applied mathematics, especially numerical mathematics...
http://www.georgepinder.com/

Describes USGS studies of organic contaminants in groundwater, including landfill leachate and petroleum spills. Focus is on biological and chemical processes that control contaminant fate.
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Home  In order to predict the short- and long-term fate of toxic organic substances in a variety of aquatic environments, it is necessary to determine the physical properties of these compounds and to understand their biogeochemical fate. The transport, sorption, volatilization,...
http://water.usgs.gov/nrp/organic/

Technical papers of Mr. C. P. Kumar, Scientist, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee - 247667 (Uttaranchal), India.
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Publications of C. P. Kumar  My research areas of interest are ground water resource estimation, modelling of unsaturated flow, and modelling of sea water intrusion (including application of hydrological models like SHE, SUTRA, FEFLOW, SWIM Few of my technical papers are placed below in pdf...
http://www.angelfire.com/nh/cpkumar/publication/

Describes research on the behavior of carbon dioxide in hydrogeologic systems, aimed at developing systems for storing carbon in saline aquifers.
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CMI  Group is one of the four major groups under the Carbon Mitigation Initiative. The Aquifers Group is focused on evaluation of deep saline aquifers for long-term storage of CO2. This website provides general information about the researchers in the Aquifers...
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/cmi-aquifers/

Bibliography, computer codes, directory of researchers, and other information resources related to salt water intrusion into coastal groundwater aquifers.
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SaltNet  Webmaster: Alex Cheng Founded 1996...
http://www.olemiss.edu/sciencenet/saltnet/

Publications lists and other information from the Brusseau research group, which investigates the fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface.
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The University of Arizona Contaminant Transport Group  ...
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~brusseau/

The Groundwater Resources Association is conducting a workshop "Model Calibration and Predictive Uncertainty Analysis Using PEST" April 19-21, 2004, Santa Ana, CA
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PEST Parameter Estimation Groundwater Modeling Workshop Course, September 27-29, 2004, Santa Ana, CA  A is pleased to announce that the principal instructor for the workshop is Dr. John Doherty, author of PEST and Principal of Watermark Numerical Computing; he will be assisted by Matt Tonkin of SS Papadopulos Associates, Inc. The workshop will...
http://www.grac.org/pest.html

Describes his research, particularly on preferential flow and its influence to contaminant transport in the vadose zone.
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 His research has been extended to monitoring phosphorus transport, and environmental sampling for cryptosporidium parvum. Young-Jin is currently working with Dr.Scott Brooks at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a postdoc for the uranium immobilization project under preferential flow conditions. He...
http://home.comcast.net/~youngjin_kim/

Source of information and a platform for information exchange on groundwater topics in and for the UK.
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The UK Groundwater Forum  Raising awareness of groundwater in the UK groundwater is a source of drinking water for millions of people in the UK groundwater supports our rivers and wetlands and the plants and wildlife that exist in and around them but groundwater...
http://www.groundwateruk.org/

Mission is to protect and conserve the underground water resources for the current and future residents of Fayette County, Texas. Offers publications, information on projects and services as well as general information.
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Fayette County Groundwater Conservation District Home Page  Protecting our most precious resource Water. Home AboutUs BoardActivities RulesandBy-Laws RegulatoryInformation ManagementPlan ProgramsActivities Publications LearnAbout Conservation MapsofInterest Data HelpfulLinks ContactUs Your browser does not support JAVA script Welcome to the home of the Fayette County Groundwater Conservation District. Quick Links...
http://www.fayettecountygroundwater.com/

British research group. Describes current activities and capabilities in the use of tracers in hydrogeology, provides background on this technology and it history, lists consultancy capabilities, and lists links to related sites.
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UCL Hydrogeology Group  The group combines expertise in theory, modelling, experimentation and field study and undertakes research in the following fields Groundwater resources assessment Geological factors influencing resource management Natural chemical processes The fate of contaminants in aquifers Groundwater/surface water interactions Karst system...
http://www.es.ucl.ac.uk/research/hydro/index.htm