This guide provides coverage of the methods for managing urban stormwater and preventing sewage overflows and flooding. It details the design of basins and detention systems, covers subsurface and wetland issues, and presents a complete methodology for regulating and dealing with sewer overflows.

This is a unique, integrated approach to water resource systems management and planning. The book provides methods for analyzing water resource needs, modeling, supply reliability, irrigation optimization, and much more. With more and more attention being given to the worldwide interest in sustainability, to the effects of global climate change on future water resources operation and management, as well as public health issues, Dr. Mays has gathered together leading experts in their respective fields offering the latest information on the subject. A fresh approach offering insight for the...

A thorough, up-to-date guide to groundwater science and technology


Our understanding of the occurrence and movement of water under the Earth's surface is constantly advancing, with new models, improved drilling equipment, new research, and refined techniques for managing this vital resource. Responding to these tremendous changes, David Todd and new coauthor Larry Mays equip readers with a thorough and up-to-date grounding in the science and technology of groundwater hydrology.


Groundwater Hydrology, Third Edition offers a unified presentation of the...