Selected papers from a symposium on A new Focus on Integrated Analysis of Groundwater-Surface Water Systems, held during the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics XXIV General Assembly in Perugia, Italy, 11-13 July 2007.

...Water withdrawals from the Ipswich River Basin affect aquatic habitat, water quality, and recreational use of the river; describes the development, calibration and limitations of a precipitation-runoff model, and simulations made with the model to determine the effects of water use and land use patterns on streamflows; also describes the study area, the data used in the model and the methods used to obtain those data and the methods used to estimate the effects of the pumping of wells on streamflow...

...Report presents results of a 3 year study of the water resources of the Blackstone River Basin conducted 1985-1988; includes descriptions of (1) hydraulic properties and potential yields of the major stratified drift acquifer, (2) surface water and groundwater quality and (3) effect of infiltration of streamflow on the quality of water produced by wells; a conceptual model of the ground water system is presented and the development and application of a digital computer model of the system are described...

Fundamentals of Ground Water provides the reader with the fundamental principles of the hydraulic cycle. Also complete with illustrations and real-life case studies, this text takes a comprehensive and realistic approach to the subject of hydrology. It also contains strong interactive computer-based programs for solving and simulating hydraulics groundwater processes.

Because water in the United State has not been traded in markets, there is no meaningful estimate of what it would cost if it were traded. But failing to establish ground water's valueâ€"for in situ uses such as sustaining wetlands as well as for extractive uses such as agricultureâ€"will lead to continued overuse and degradation of the nation's aquifers. In Valuing Ground Water an interdisciplinary committee integrates the latest economic, legal, and physical knowledge about ground water and methods for valuing this resource, making it comprehensible to decision-makers involved in Superfund cleanup efforts, local wellhead protection programs, water allocation, and other water-related management issues. Using the concept of total economic value, this volume provides a framework for calculating the economic value of ground water and evaluating tradeoffs between competing uses of it. Included are seven case studies where ground-water valuation has been or could be used in decisionmaking. The committee examines trends in ground-water management, factors that contribute to its value, and issues surrounding ground-water allocation and legal rights to its use. The book discusses economic valuation of natural resources and reviews several valuation methods. Presenting conclusions, recommendations, and research priorities, Valuing Ground Water will be of interest to those concerned about ground-water issues: policymakers, regulators, economists, attorneys, researchers, resource managers, and environmental advocates.

See journals under US Geological survey. Prof. paper 1401-A.