The Edwards Aquifer – The Past, Present, and Future of a Vital Water Resource

Edited by Jack Sharp, Ron Green, and Geary Schindel

“The Edwards aquifer system is one of the great karstic aquifer systems of the world. It supplies water for more than 2 million people and for agricultural, municipal, industrial, and recreational uses. The Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone) Aquifer in the San Antonio, Texas, area was the first to be designated a sole source aquifer by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1975. The Edwards Aquifer also hosts unique groundwater, cave, and spring ecosystems. This 27-chapter memoir reviews the current state of knowledge, current and emerging challenges to wise use of the aquifer system, and some of the technologies that must be adopted to address these challenges.” (from GSA webpage)

The price is $60 for GSA members and $86 for non-members. Note there are 8 chapters that are free to download.
click here for a link to the book and chapters.

Editors Ron Green, Jack Sharp, and Geary Schindel at the Phoenix GSA in 2019.