To learn more about the developer, click on the company name. The information contained in aquastat is provided free of charge to all users. The gwsi consists of field verified data regarding wells and springs collected by personnel from hydrology divisions basic data section, the u. 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. Groundwater data viewer this interactive mapping application provides access to waterrelated data for texas. Groundwater database queensland datasets open data. Global groundwater has a comprehensive database of bores in the state of western australia. 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. 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. 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. The spatial data were obtained from the texas water development board twdb and are current as of 2007. Reports are created monthly for selected reservoirs, streamflow sites, and ground water wells. The twdb also conducts studies relating to the freshwater inflow needs of estuaries in.
On november 8th, 2012 the texas water development board twdb launched a new website. Available site descriptive information includes well location information such as latitude and longitude, well depth, and aquifer. Twdb compiled extensive records from federal, state, and local partners to generate. Twdb groundwater database, but can be adapted to use other regional databases. The texas water development board twdb specifically disclaims any and all liability for any claims or damages that may result from providing these data. Groundwater is a major source of water in texas, providing about 60 percent of the 16. 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. Online sales of a wide range of groundwater sampling equipment including ysi 556, and solinst levelogger including software such as modflow, rbca tool kit. 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. Global groundwater owns information about some of those bores, in other cases the information is owned by different government agencies. 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. Aquastat main database, food and agriculture organization of the united nations fao.
Expand your arcgis software with groundwater and subsurface geoprocessing tools developed in collaboration with esri. 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. Phase ii final project report paso del norte watershed. For full functionality, popup blocking software should be disabled during your visit to this site. 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. 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. First, the slimmer diameter of 22mm catches the eye, now this groundwater datalogger can also be used in 1inch groundwater observation wells. Researching groundwater protection determinations and data. The twdb groundwater database is a relational database on a microsoft sequel platform with a. Twdb groundwater availability modeling program gam. Groundwater division texas water development board. Lines were digitized from the bureau of economic geologys geologic atlas sheets gat at 1.
The impact of good groundwater data collection affects not only gcds, but the state agencies that they work with as well. Epa office of air qualitysupports access to the toxic release inventory data by a query search. Texas water development board statement of interest to participate. 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. Water development board groundwater database, the agency has information. Gwdb wells groundwater database twdb sdrdb wells submitted drillers reports database twdb wells within bcp and county parkland twdbs gwdb wells within bcp and county parkland twdbs sdrdb public water system wells tceq public water system surface water intakes tceq priority groundwater management areas pgmas. Chemgraph groundwater and environmental database software. Twdb has operated groundwater data collection programs throughout the state.
Groundwaterquality database kentucky groundwater data repository. Texas water development board launches water data for. The texas water development board twdb collects groundwater related information from a variety of sources across texas, and processes them for inclusion in the groundwater database gwdb. The usgs annually monitors groundwater levels in thousands of wells. Interactive map and search tool for viewing information about the states wells with access to well details. Initial query of the database resulted in 18 wells with multiple sampling events after 1988 in which the median number. Chemgraph chemgraph provides a very efficient system for entering, storing, and reporting environmental and groundwater monitoring data. Groundwater data viewer texas water development board. Albertas usable groundwater base of groundwater protection information. Metadata for more details about this data and the viewer, please visit the water well report viewer.
Pdf a webbased groundwater mapping and visualization tool. Groundwater practitioners are used to work with gis software for decades but not with bi tools. It is an excellent guide for people who collect and use groundwater quality data. Sdrdb wells submitted drillers reports database twdb.
User guide this downloadable document explains how to use the tools available in the viewer. Groundwater database gwdb texas water development board. For more information about the product, click on the product name. A webbased groundwater mapping and visualization tool. Brackish groundwater all layers and tables has versioned data. Texas water development board s twdb groundwater database.
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. Groundwater database software for statistical tracking and. 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. 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 groundwater database was developed to provide a centralized location for information relating to groundwater flow, contamination, and remedial approaches across the doe complex. The texas water development board twdb submitted drillers reports database. Texas water development board launches water data for texas. Building and using a groundwater database garry rowe, sylvia j. Protocols outlined in this manual have been followed consistently since 1988 to ensure network continuity. Current methods for the public to query water quality data. The groundwater database consists of more than 850,000 records of wells, springs, test holes, tunnels,drains, and excavations in the united states. The system is available commercially, upon request contact the corresponding author. Sharing data using gis and the web steve wilson, h. 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. Rrc online system groundwater application gw1 database. Data relating to groundwater resources is available in the following resources and tools, on waterconnect. This interactive, online map allows users to query and obtain spatial relationship information about groundwater contamination cases.
The gwsi consists of field verified data regarding wells and springs collected by personnel from hydrology divisions basic data section, the. The twdb also measures groundwater levels and conducts groundwater quality sampling throughout the state to include the border area. Case studies the texas alliance of groundwater districts. This online tool relays the base of groundwater protection information that was historically contained within st55. Aquastat database food and agriculture organization. Access and use constraints this product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for. Tceq s water well report viewer is an online, mapbased locator of over 800,000 historical reports for water wells drilled in texas. The database is publicly available via our graphical interface. From your agencys point of view, what regulations can be reduced to improve. You can then access a link to the well log by clicking on the well spot using the identify wells tool. The texas water development board monitors water conditions throughout the state. 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. Database storing registered water bore data from private water bores and queensland government groundwater investigation and monitoring bores.
Microsoft access was then used to convert the file into a database file, which allowed for the database to be implemented into esri arcmap. Texas water development boards twdb groundwater database. Groundwater site inventory, gwsi, database handbook, book 2. To use this site, you are required to sign in with a texas water development board id. You can use reporting tools, such as crystal reports or brio, to define reports based on the information obtained. Results of the texas pilot study for the national ground. Water groundwater data management and analysis tools. 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. The texas water development board twdb groundwater database gwdb contains information on selected water wells, springs, oilgas. Initial query of the database resulted in 22 wells with multiple sampling events after 1988 in which the median number. This database contains information on selected water wells, springs, oilgas tests, water levels and water quality. This resource is shared under the creative commons attribution cc by. Data includes bore location, water levels, construction details, strata log, and water quality. The twdb also measures groundwater levels and conducts groundwater quality.
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. Following is a list of groundwater data management and analysis tools. Metadata for more details about this data and the viewer, please visit the water well report viewer description page in arcgis online. Texas water development board launches water data for texas website. Includes groundwater contamination cases for the current and some previous years as per the joint groundwater monitoring and contamination report tceq publication sfr056. To get started, request a texas water development board id, request a texas water development board id. Our effort is to introduce bi to groundwater community. The groundwater site inventory, gwsi, database is adwrs main repository for statewide groundwater data. Building and using a groundwater database is an introductory book that focuses on the fundamentals of groundwater database use. 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. Characterization of groundwater phosphorus input to torch lake rev. For additional information, including water level and water quality data, search the twdb groundwater database gwdb. The data was processed in microsoft excel and then converted into microsoft access. The texas water development board twdb collects groundwaterrelated information from a variety of sources across texas, and processes them for inclusion in.
The database provides doe management and other interested parties with an easily accessible, high level understanding of the type of contamination, magnitude of. Bryan anderson, groundwater data team lead at twdb, says, when sharing. Twdb compiled extensive records from federal, state, and local partners to generate current and historical information on. The mission of the groundwater division is to collect, interpret, and provide accurate, objective information on the groundwater resources of texas. The twdb database was obtained through a query search. The base of groundwater protection bgwp is the best estimate of the elevation of the base of the.
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