Groundwater beneath cities is important. Water utilities and private abstractors use is it as a secure source of water-supply and municipal authorities have to cope with it when planning sanitation and using underground space for building and transportation infrastructure, but all too often neither have a comprehensive understanding. This Guidebook aims to highlight what water utilities and municipal government can do to improve groundwater assessment, management and monitoring to avoid experiencing ‘nasty surprises’. Groundwater, especially from deeper aquifers, is a critical resource...
Groundwater beneath cities is important. Water utilities and private abstractors use is it as a secure source of water-supply and municipal authoritie...