One of the greatest conundrums facing the arid western United States is the availability, use, and quality of groundwater. In large sections of the West, ground

A summary of the historical development of the use of groundwater, how groundwater uses changed in the 20th c., as well as how the legal doctrines governing gro

Groundwater has long been an object of intense scrutiny. Only recently have methods become available that permit ecologists, hydrologists, and environmental sci

The authors preceive a trend in the study and practice of groundwater hydrology. They see a science that is emerging from its geological roots and its early hyd

Increasing demand for water, higher standards of living, depletion of resources of acceptable quality, and excessive water pollution due to urban, agricultural,