Compilation of Results of Aquifer Tests in Texas (open access)

Compilation of Results of Aquifer Tests in Texas

"The mission of the Texas Water Development Board's (TWDB) Groundwater Resources Division is to collect, interpret, and provide accurate, objective information on the groundwater resources of Texas. In support of this mission, the TWDB has undertaken a long-term process of mapping and characterizing the aquifers of Texas."
Date: April 2012
Creator: Wuerch, David Robert & Christian, Brent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pecos Valley Aquifer, West Texas: Structure and Brackish Groundwater (open access)

Pecos Valley Aquifer, West Texas: Structure and Brackish Groundwater

"The pilot study has helped lay the foundation for future Brackish Resources Aquifer Characterization System projects by developing a database management system in which variety of data can be stored and processed."
Date: June 2012
Creator: Wise, Matthew R.; Kalaswad, Sanjeev & Meyer, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Quality in the Blaine Aquifer of Texas (open access)

Water Quality in the Blaine Aquifer of Texas

"The purpose of this report is to describe the water quality of the Blaine Aquifer, particularly as compared with public drinking water standards, and to analyze, if possible, any changes in water quality over time."
Date: May 2011
Creator: Hopkins, Janie & Muller, Chris
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aquifers of Texas (open access)

Aquifers of Texas

"This report is an update to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Report 345, Major and Minor Aquifers of Texas, published in 1995 and coauthored by John B. Ashworth and Janie Hopkins."
Date: July 2011
Creator: Mace, Robert E.; Petrossian, Rima & George, Peter G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements and, Chemical Analyses of Ground Water in Harris and Galveston Counties, Texas, 1980-84 (open access)

Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements and, Chemical Analyses of Ground Water in Harris and Galveston Counties, Texas, 1980-84

This report presents the results of the hydrologic data collection on new large-capacity and other selected wells, including well location and completion data, drillers' logs of the strata penetrated, water levels, and chemical quality of the produced water.
Date: December 1988
Creator: Williams, James F., III; Coplin, L. S.; Ranzau, C. E., Jr.; Lind, W. B.; Bonnet, C. W. & Locke, Glenn L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Water Resources of Orange and Eastern Jefferson Counties, Texas (open access)

Evaluation of Water Resources of Orange and Eastern Jefferson Counties, Texas

The report describes the evaluation of water resources in Orange and Eastern Jefferson counties in response to the 1985 passage of House Bill 2 by the 69th Texas Legislature, which called for the identification of study areas in the state that are expected to experience Critical Underground problems.
Date: January 1990
Creator: Thorkildsen, David & Quincy, Roger M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analytical Study of the Ogallala Aquifer in Bailey County, Texas: Projections of Saturated Thickness, Volume of Water in Storage, Pumpage Rates, Pumping Lifts, and Well Yields (open access)

Analytical Study of the Ogallala Aquifer in Bailey County, Texas: Projections of Saturated Thickness, Volume of Water in Storage, Pumpage Rates, Pumping Lifts, and Well Yields

Report on the Ogallala Aquifer in Bailey County, Texas including the historic use of the aquifer, the projected water volume, and projections of water availability in the future.
Date: June 1976
Creator: Wyatt, A. Wayne; Bell, Ann E. & Morrison, Shelly
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Water Resources in Part of Central Texas (open access)

Evaluation of Water Resources in Part of Central Texas

Report studying the central Texas region's water resources, with notes that there has been rapid decline and contamination in the area. The aquifer is also being used faster than it can naturally replenish.
Date: January 1990
Creator: Baker, Bernard; Duffin, Gail; Flores, Robert & Lynch, Tad
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground Water Conditions in Texas, 1980-1985 (open access)

Ground Water Conditions in Texas, 1980-1985

The report describes the conditions of groundwater in Texas, particularly related to issues of overdraft and quality degradation, and "is intended to present information on the ground-water condition of the State's aquifers and thereby aid local and regional water users in operating their systems and planning to meet future water needs" (p. 1)
Date: October 1988
Creator: Texas Water Development Board. Ground-Water Unit.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in Dallam County, Texas (open access)

Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in Dallam County, Texas

Report evaluating the ground-water resources of Dallam County, Texas. Includes information on the geography of the area, geohydrology, ground-water problems due to water-level declines, projected water demands, the availability of water, and scientific tables.
Date: November 1989
Creator: Christian, Prescott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annotated Bibliography of Texas Water Resources Reports of the Texas Water Development Board and United States Geological Survey Through August 1974 (open access)

Annotated Bibliography of Texas Water Resources Reports of the Texas Water Development Board and United States Geological Survey Through August 1974

Report presents basic hydrologic investigation and studies related to the development of water resources in Texas and the resulting basic data and interpretive reports written by Texas Water Development Board and the U.S Geological Survey.
Date: February 1976
Creator: Friebele, Charlotte D. & Wolff, Herbert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Ground-Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 2 (open access)

Evaluating the Ground-Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 2

Second volume of a report documenting a study to map the High Plains aquifer and obtain data about various measurements and aspects of the aquifer. This volume provides "supporting basic data including records of wells and county maps depicting well locations, elevation of base of aquifer, elevation of water levels in 1980, and saturated thicknesses in 1980" for the northern third of the study area.
Date: August 1984
Creator: Knowles, Tommy; Nordstrom, Phillip & Klemt, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Water in Estuaries of Texas: October 1970-September 1971 (open access)

Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Water in Estuaries of Texas: October 1970-September 1971

Report studying the water estuaries of Texas to properly manage and utilize these resources. Contains maps, data-collection methods, tables, and more.
Date: May 1975
Creator: Hahl, D. C. & Ratzlaff, Karl W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrogeology of Lower Cretaceous Strata Under the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico (open access)

Hydrogeology of Lower Cretaceous Strata Under the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico

Report detailing the movement of ground water through the aquifers of Texas and New Mexico, with analysis of the ground water quality, their yields, and potential for further development.
Date: March 1989
Creator: Fallin, J. A. Tony
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Level and Water-Quality Data From Observation Wells in Northeast Texas (open access)

Water Level and Water-Quality Data From Observation Wells in Northeast Texas

This Report presents quantitative and qualitative information concerning ground water of Texas, from observations in wells of 20 county areas in Northeast Texas by Texas Water Development Board and U.S Geological Survey.
Date: February 1976
Creator: Taylor, Howard D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analytical Study of the Ogallala Aquifer in Castro County, Texas: Projections of Saturated Thickness, Volume of Water in Storage, Pumpage Rates, Pumping Lifts, and Well Yields (open access)

Analytical Study of the Ogallala Aquifer in Castro County, Texas: Projections of Saturated Thickness, Volume of Water in Storage, Pumpage Rates, Pumping Lifts, and Well Yields

Report on the Ogallala Aquifer in Castro County, Texas including the historic use of the aquifer, the projected water volume, and projections of water availability in the future.
Date: May 1976
Creator: Wyatt, A. Wayne; Bell, Ann E. & Morrison, Shelly
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reconnaissance of the Chemical Quality of Surface Waters of the Nueces River Basin, Texas (open access)

Reconnaissance of the Chemical Quality of Surface Waters of the Nueces River Basin, Texas

Report on a survey of minerals and other chemicals, "to present available chemical-quality data and interpretations that will aid in the proper development, management, and use of the surface-water resources of the Nueces River basin. In the study, the following factors were considered: the nature and concentrations of mineral constituents in solution; the geologic hydrologic, and cultural influences that determine the water quality; and the suitability of the water for domestic supply, industrial use, and irrigation" (p. 2).
Date: September 1971
Creator: Kunze, H. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reconnaissance of the Oxygen Balance and the Variation of Selected Nutrients in the San Antonio River During Low Flow (open access)

Reconnaissance of the Oxygen Balance and the Variation of Selected Nutrients in the San Antonio River During Low Flow

Report on the results of a water-quality evaluation of the San Antonio River "to describe the progress of waste assimilation, to delineate the critical reach of the river (the reach in which the minimum dissolved-oxygen concentration occurs), and to determine the concentrations of selected nutrients in the river during the low-flow period June 16-19, 1969" (p. 1).
Date: February 1972
Creator: Rawson, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence and Quality of Ground Water in Throckmorton County, Texas (open access)

Occurrence and Quality of Ground Water in Throckmorton County, Texas

Report on the quality and availability of ground water in Throckmorton County. The quality of the water varies widely, in part because oil operations have injected salt water back into the subsurface.
Date: April 1970
Creator: Preston, Richard D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Relation of Ponded Floodwater from Hurricane Beulah to Ground Water in Kleberg, Kenedy, and Willacy Counties, Texas (open access)

Relation of Ponded Floodwater from Hurricane Beulah to Ground Water in Kleberg, Kenedy, and Willacy Counties, Texas

Report on how ponded floodwater from Hurricane Beulah affected the groundwater in Kleberg, Kenedy, and Willacy Counties, Texas.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Baker, E. T. (Ernest T.), 1931-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Resources of Fort Bend County, Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Resources of Fort Bend County, Texas

Report on groundwater resources in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Wesselman, J. B. (John B.), 1927-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Resources of Montgomery County, Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Resources of Montgomery County, Texas

Report on the ground water in Montgomery County contained in sands of the Catahoula Standstone, lower part of the Jasper aquifer, Burkeville aquiclude, Evangeline aquifer, and Chicot aquifer.
Date: November 1971
Creator: Popkin, Barney P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reconnaissance of the Chemical Quality of Surface Waters of the Red River Basin, Texas (open access)

Reconnaissance of the Chemical Quality of Surface Waters of the Red River Basin, Texas

Report on the Red River, with data on its area, topography, climate, rainfall, chemical quality, and degradation of the water supply.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Leifeste, Donald K., 1932-; Blakey, James F. (James Fogle), 1932- & Hughes, Leon S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Selected Water-Quality Records for Texas Surface Waters, 1970 Water Year: Biochemical-Oxygen-Demand, Dissolved-Oxygen, Nutrients, Pesticides, Minor-Elements, and Other Related Chemical Analyses (open access)

Selected Water-Quality Records for Texas Surface Waters, 1970 Water Year: Biochemical-Oxygen-Demand, Dissolved-Oxygen, Nutrients, Pesticides, Minor-Elements, and Other Related Chemical Analyses

Report on water-quality of Texas surface waters for 1970.
Date: June 1972
Creator: Dupuy, Alton J. & Schulze, Jean A.
System: The Portal to Texas History