Aquifer Science

Reports

Reports
 

Providing technical information and results of studies is a major mission of the Aquifer Science Team. Below is a selected list of research areas and corresponding technical documents that the Aquifer Science team was involved with.

Sustainable Yield and Groundwater Modeling
Drought Status and Drought Trigger Methodology
Water-Level Monitoring
Saline-Water Zone/ASR
Edwards-Trinity Aquifer Connection & Characterization
Groundwater Tracing Studies
Water-Quality Studies
Recharge Enhancement
-  Geologic Mapping and Aquifer Characterization
Other Publications

Types and sources of publications
 

Abstracts are short summaries of scientific findings presented at technical conferences and meetings. Many abstracts are from conference or meeting proceedings such as the Geological Society of America (GSA), National Groundwater Association (NGWA), or the Austin Geological Society (AGS).

Data Series Reports contain basic data, with brief discussions of data, but does not contain significant interpretations. These are mostly BSEACD documents.

Reports are stand-alone technical documents that provide data and interpretations. These are generally produced by agencies like the BSEACD, US Geological Survey (USGS), City of Austin (COA), and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB).

Papers are technical documents that provide data and interpretations usually within a collection of other related technical papers. These papers are often presented at conferences and found within meeting proceedings such as the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS).

Posters are technical summaries of scientific findings presented with an abstracts and key figures. Posters are often presented at conferences, but only abstracts are generally published in proceedings.

Sustainable Yield and Groundwater Modeling

Cover Title/Description Source Format Year
 Update of Groundwater Availability Model for Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer Utilizing the Modflow-DCM code, SWRI Report, 2009 Update of Groundwater Availability Model for Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer Utilizing the Modflow-DCM code SWRI  Report  2009
 Characterization and Management of a Karst Aquifer in Central Texas, GSA Abstract, 2008 Characterization and Management of a Karst Aquifer in Central Texas  GSA  Abstract  2008
Sustainable Yield of a Karst Aquifer in Central Texas, NGWA Karst paper, 2007 Sustainable Yield of a Karst Aquifer in Central Texas NGWA Karst Paper 2007
 Evaluation of Sustainable Yield of the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Hays and Travis Counties, Central Texas, BSEACD Data Series Report, 2004 Evaluation of Sustainable Yield of the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Hays and Travis Counties, Central Texas BSEACD  Report  2004
 Groundwater Flow in the Edwards Aquifer: Comparison of Groundwater Modeling and Dye Trace Results, ASCE Paper, 2005 Groundwater Flow in the Edwards Aquifer: Comparison of Groundwater Modeling and Dye Trace Results ASCE  Paper  2005
 Ground-Water Availability Modeling of the Three Major Segments of the Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas, NGWA Poster, 2005 Ground-Water Availability Modeling of the Three Major Segments of the Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas  NGWA  Poster  2005
 Groundwater Availability during Drought Conditions in the Edwards Aquifer, Hays and Travis Counties, Texas, GCAGS Paper, 2004 Groundwater Availability during Drought Conditions in the Edwards Aquifer, Hays and Travis Counties, Texas GCAGS  Paper  2004
 Sustainable Yield Studies of the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Edwards Symbposium, Extended Abstract, 2004 Sustainable Yield Studies of the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer Edwards Symposium Extended Abstract  2004
 Evaluation of Sustainable Yield of the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Hays and Travis Counties, Central Texas, BSEACD Data Series Report, 2004 Evaluation of Sustainable Yield of the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Hays and Travis Counties, Central Texas BSEACD  Report  2004
         
         

Drought Status and Drought Trigger Methodology

Drought Trigger Methodology for the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Travis and Hays Counties AGS Poster 2006
Drought Trigger Methodology for a Karst Aquifer System: Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas NGWA Abstract 2006
         

 

Water-Level Monitoring

  Potentiometric Maps for Low to High Flow Conditions, Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas  BSEACD  Report  2007
Temporal Changes in Potentiometric Surfaces in a Karst Aquifer: Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas NGWA Abstract 2007
  Groundwater Levels in the Balcones Fault Zone, Hays and Travis Counties, Texas 1937-2005  BSEACD  Report  2006
  Groundwater-Level Monitoring Program: Example from the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas  TWMC  Paper  2004
         

 

Saline-Water Zone/ASR

 

Geophysical Delineation of the Freshwater/Saline-water Transition Zone in the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Travis and Hays Counties, Texas, September 2006 USGS Report 2007
         

 

Edwards-Trinity Aquifer Connection and Characterization

 

   Potential Hydraulic Connections Between the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers in the Balcones Fault Zone of Central Texas  South Texas Geological Society  Paper  2009
  Multilevel Monitoring and Characterization of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers of Central Texas GCAGS Paper 2008
  Multilevel Monitoring and Characterization of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers of Central Texas  GSA  Abstract  2008
  Multilevel Monitoring of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifer s and Implications for Groundwater Flow  AGS  Abstract  2008
Variability of Hydraulic Relationships Between the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers of the Balcones Fault Zone of Central Texas NGWA Abstract 2007
         

 

Groundwater Tracing Studies

 

Summary of 2005 Groundwater Dye Tracing, Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Hays and Travis Counties, Central Texas BSEACD Report 2006
Dye tracing recharge features under high-flow conditions, Onion Creek, Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards aquifer, Hays County, Texas AGS Paper 2005
  Groundwater Flow in the Edwards Aquifer: Comparison of Groundwater Modeling and Dye Trace Results  ASCE  Paper  2005
  Flow Systems of the Edwards Aquifer Barton Springs Segment, Interpreted from Tracing and Associated Field Studies Edwards Symposium  Paper  2004
Summary of Groundwater Dye Tracing Studies (1996-2002), Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer BSEACD Report 2002

Water Quality Studies

  Groundwater Chemistry in Southern Travis and Northern Hays Counties, Texas, 1998 through 2008  BSEACD Data Series  2009
   Water Quality Study of the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Southern Travis and Northern Hays Counties, Texas  BSEACD Report  2001
         

Recharge Enhancement

Recharge Enhancement and Automated Monitoring of a Karst Aquifer in Central Texas NPS Abstract 2007
Implementation of Best Management Practices to Reduce Nonpoint Source Loadings to Onion Creek Recharge Features

Report only
Appendices
BSEACD Report 1998
         

 

 

Other publications

Fieldtrip Guidebook: Recharge and Discharge Features of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers, Central Texas ICS Field Trip Guide 2009
   Wells and Pumping (1989-2006) in the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, Central Texas  BSEACD  Data Series  2006