The mission of the groundwater division is to collect, interpret, and provide accurate, objective information on the groundwater resources of texas. Texas water development board launches water data for. With groundwater analyst you will be able to import a variety of datasets wells, time series, cross sections, volumes into your geodatabase, manage symbology of layers in arcmap and arcscene, map and plot time series, and create common products such as. Interactive map and search tool for viewing information about the states wells with access to well details. The information contained in aquastat is provided free of charge to all users. Online sales of a wide range of groundwater sampling equipment including ysi 556, and solinst levelogger including software such as modflow, rbca tool kit. Expand your arcgis software with groundwater and subsurface geoprocessing tools developed in collaboration with esri. The twdb also measures groundwater levels and conducts groundwater quality. Reports are created monthly for selected reservoirs, streamflow sites, and ground water wells. First, the slimmer diameter of 22mm catches the eye, now this groundwater datalogger can also be used in 1inch groundwater observation wells. Data relating to groundwater resources is available in the following resources and tools, on waterconnect. Brackish groundwater all layers and tables has versioned data.
Characterization of groundwater phosphorus input to torch lake rev. The texas water development board twdb submitted drillers reports database. Groundwater data viewer this interactive mapping application provides access to waterrelated data for texas. The texas water development board twdb collects groundwaterrelated information from a variety of sources across texas, and processes them for inclusion in. Albertas usable groundwater base of groundwater protection information. The database is publicly available via our graphical interface. The impact of good groundwater data collection affects not only gcds, but the state agencies that they work with as well. Global groundwater owns information about some of those bores, in other cases the information is owned by different government agencies.
The base of groundwater protection bgwp is the best estimate of the elevation of the base of the. Groundwater practitioners are used to work with gis software for decades but not with bi tools. Protocols outlined in this manual have been followed consistently since 1988 to ensure network continuity. Tceq s water well report viewer is an online, mapbased locator of over 800,000 historical reports for water wells drilled in texas. The viewer contains several gis datasets relating to water resources, including twdb groundwater data, brackish groundwater data, and data from the submitted drillers reports database. To get started, request a texas water development board id. Groundwaterquality database kentucky groundwater data repository. Initial query of the database resulted in 22 wells with multiple sampling events after 1988 in which the median number. Data includes bore location, water levels, construction details, strata log, and water quality. The system is available commercially, upon request contact the corresponding author. Submitted drillers reports sdr database the submitted drillers report sdr database is populated from the online texas well report submission and retrieval system twrsrs which is a cooperative texas department of licensing and regulation tdlr and texas water development board twdb application that registered waterwell drillers use to submit their required reports. Twdb has operated groundwater data collection programs throughout the state. Groundwater database gwdb texas water development board. The texas water development board monitors water conditions throughout the state.
Metadata for more details about this data and the viewer, please visit the water well report viewer description page in arcgis online. Epa office of air qualitysupports access to the toxic release inventory data by a query search. The groundwater database consists of more than 850,000 records of wells, springs, test holes, tunnels,drains, and excavations in the united states. Global groundwater has a comprehensive database of bores in the state of western australia. It is an excellent guide for people who collect and use groundwater quality data, hydrogeological data, and general geological data, as well as people who are required to prepare information about groundwater resources for others to use.
Texas water development board launches water data for texas website. Groundwater database software for statistical tracking and. The mass flux toolkit, developed for the department of defense estcp program, is an easytouse, microsoft excel based software tool that enables users to learn about different mass flux approaches, calculate mass flux from transect data, and apply mass flux values to manage groundwater plumes. Chemgraph chemgraph provides a very efficient system for entering, storing, and reporting environmental and groundwater monitoring data. Available site descriptive information includes well location information such as latitude and longitude, well depth, and aquifer. Groundwater is a major source of water in texas, providing about 60 percent of the 16. Pdf a webbased groundwater mapping and visualization tool.
Twdb compiled extensive records from federal, state, and local partners to generate current and historical information on. The twdb also measures groundwater levels and conducts groundwater quality sampling throughout the state to include the border area. Water groundwater data management and analysis tools. Primarily, the twdb groundwater quality monitoring program consists of collecting samples directly from the aquifer, before treatment, in accordance with procedures established in the twdbs field manual for groundwater sampling. The twdb groundwater database is a relational database on a microsoft sequel platform with a.
The datalogger type 575ii is the successor model of the longstanding fieldproven type 575 for measuring and recording water level and temperature in groundwater wells and surface water stations. Following is a list of groundwater data management and analysis tools. Researching groundwater protection determinations and data. Groundwater data viewer texas water development board. Enables the community and the government to make the best use of our renewable and nonrenewable land, water, mineral and energy resources, and delivering safe, secure. Current methods for the public to query water quality data.
To use this site, you are required to sign in with a texas water development board id. The twdb database was obtained through a query search. Our effort is to introduce bi to groundwater community. The texas water development board twdb groundwater database gwdb contains information on selected water wells, springs, oilgas tests that were originally intended to be or were converted to water wells, water levels, and water quality to gain representative information about aquifers in texas to support water planning from a local to a more regional perspective. Water development board groundwater database, the agency has information.
Groundwater site inventory, gwsi, database handbook, book 2. Building and using a groundwater database is an introductory book that focuses on the fundamentals of groundwater database use. With groundwater analyst you will be able to import a variety of datasets wells, time series, cross sections, volumes into your geodatabase, manage symbology of layers in arcmap and arcscene, map and plot time series, and create common products such as water level, water quality, and flow direction maps. Groundwater database queensland datasets open data. Sharing data using gis and the web steve wilson, h. Access and use constraints this product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for. The groundwater database was developed to provide a centralized location for information relating to groundwater flow, contamination, and remedial approaches across the doe complex. Twdb compiled extensive records from federal, state, and local partners to generate. Wells and springs are referred to in this report by a permanent seven digit well number assigned by the texas water development board or by a temporary well number assigned by bseacd this identification number also provides the common link between the pat and the dat tables in arcinfo. Online sales of a wide range of groundwater sampling equipment including ysi 556, and solinst levelogger including software such as modflow, rbca tool kit, hydrus, surfer 9, and groundwater vistas. The twdb also conducts studies relating to the freshwater inflow needs of estuaries in. The texas water development board twdb specifically disclaims any and all liability for any claims or damages that may result from providing these data.
This database contains information on selected water wells, springs, oilgas tests, water levels and water quality. Attributes were modified to include only aquifer name, code, and area information. Metadata for more details about this data and the viewer, please visit the water well report viewer. Gwdb wells groundwater database twdb sdrdb wells submitted drillers reports database twdb wells within bcp and county parkland twdb s gwdb wells within bcp and county parkland twdb s sdrdb public water system wells tceq public water system surface water intakes tceq priority groundwater management areas pgmas.
To get started, request a texas water development board id, request a texas water development board id. The data was processed in microsoft excel and then converted into microsoft access. Twdb groundwater availability modeling program gam. Initial query of the database resulted in 18 wells with multiple sampling events after 1988 in which the median number. From your agencys point of view, what regulations can be reduced to improve.
Case studies the texas alliance of groundwater districts. This resource is shared under the creative commons attribution cc by. Texas water development board s twdb groundwater database. You can then access a link to the well log by clicking on the well spot using the identify wells tool. Texas water development boards twdb groundwater database. Rrc online system groundwater application gw1 database. Database storing registered water bore data from private water bores and queensland government groundwater investigation and monitoring bores. The usgs annually monitors groundwater levels in thousands of wells.
The formation underlies the city of fort worth and underlies 5,000 mi. Lines were digitized from the bureau of economic geologys geologic atlas sheets gat at 1. The spatial data were obtained from the texas water development board twdb and are current as of 2007. Results of the texas pilot study for the national ground. The texas water development board twdb groundwater database gwdb contains information on selected water wells, springs, oilgas. The groundwater site inventory, gwsi, database is adwrs main repository for statewide groundwater data. Microsoft access was then used to convert the file into a database file, which allowed for the database to be implemented into esri arcmap.
This online tool relays the base of groundwater protection information that was historically contained within st55. This interactive, online map allows users to query and obtain spatial relationship information about groundwater contamination cases. Groundwater division texas water development board. Select a filter well type withdrawal of water well type oil or gas well type spring well type test hole well type observation well type drain well type recharge well type other see remarks well type surface water not a spring well type seismic well type waste disposal well type mine well type anode well type geothermal water level available water quality available. Bryan anderson, groundwater data team lead at twdb, says, when sharing. For full functionality, popup blocking software should be disabled during your visit to this site. Over the past several decades, twdb staff have inventoried and entered records of nearly 140,000 water wells including 2,000 springs in the twdb groundwater database gwdb. Groundwater contamination viewer this interactive, online map allows users to query and obtain spatial relationship information about groundwater contamination cases. Scientific software group is the premier provider of groundwater software, environmental software, groundwater modeling software, surface water modeling software, hydrology software, hydraulic engineering software, geotechnical software, borehole log. Twdb groundwater database, but can be adapted to use other regional databases. On november 8th, 2012 the texas water development board twdb launched a new website. Aquastat database food and agriculture organization. The base of groundwater protection bgwp is the best estimate of the elevation of the base of the formation in which nonsaline groundwater occurs at that. The database was enhanced by incorporating more gauge stations, limited groundwater data well information, water levels, water quality, and pumpage and other new data, and strengthened data sharing by implementing fgdc classic metadata.
Building and using a groundwater database garry rowe, sylvia j. Aquastat main database, food and agriculture organization of the united nations fao. Based on the arc hydro groundwater data model, the tools will enable you to take advantage of the arcgis platform to archive, manage, and visualize your groundwater information. The gwsi consists of field verified data regarding wells and springs collected by personnel from hydrology divisions basic data section, the u. Includes groundwater contamination cases for the current and some previous years as per the joint groundwater monitoring and contamination report tceq publication sfr056. Texas water development board statement of interest to participate. For additional information, including water level and water quality data, search the twdb groundwater database gwdb. A webbased groundwater mapping and visualization tool. User guide this downloadable document explains how to use the tools available in the viewer.
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