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4 - Depletion of Groundwater

The Surface–Groundwater Connection

from Part II - Challenge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2021

By
Stephanie Glenn
Edited by
Jurgen Schmandt  and
Aysegül Kibaroglu
Edited in association with
Regina Buono  and
Sephra Thomas
Jurgen Schmandt
Affiliation:
Houston Advanced Research Center
Aysegül Kibaroglu
Affiliation:
MEF University, Istanbul
Regina Buono
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin
Sephra Thomas
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin
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Summary

This chapter explores the connection between groundwater and surface water. This is an important, but often overlooked, component of managing engineered rivers in arid lands. In order to make good management decisions, decision makers must understand the composition of water supplies and hydrological connections at work in their basin, including what portion of the overall water budget is supplied by groundwater, both in terms of availability and usage. Data gaps may impede this understanding in certain river basins. Directing policy and resources to meeting this information need should be a key priority.

Keywords

water cycleconjuctive usegroundwateracquifers
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Sustainability of Engineered Rivers In Arid Lands
Challenge and Response
 , pp. 46 - 56
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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