Modern Groundwater Exploration

New exploration tools and techniques for a breakthrough paradigm of regional groundwater occurrence Fresh water is undoubtedly our most precious resource aside from the air we breathe, and the only commodity whose cost has steadily risen over time. At the same time, our understanding of the origins, pathways, and recharge mechanisms of the earth's most valuable "e;economic"e; mineral-groundwater-remains in the nineteenth century. It is ironic that this scientific anachronism is contributing to a global shortage of available fresh water supplies while oil, gas, and mineral discoveries have proliferated, vastly increasing the world's energy, precious metals, and industrial mineral reserves. Modern Groundwater Exploration details applications and results of proven twenty-first- century technologies and geological concepts adapted from the oil, gas, and mineral exploration industries for evaluating, developing, and managing previously undiscovered, massive, sustainable groundwater resources. Unprecedented in both its scope and authority, this timely book presents: * A new groundwater paradigm, coined Megawatershed, which accurately and comprehensively describes the earth's natural complex groundwater systems * Innovative exploration, drilling, and testing technologies that make major new ground-water sources more locatable and cost-effective to produce than ever before * Actual case studies in which megawatershed methods have identified vast quantities of new water and brought new hope to previously arid and desperately water-short locales * Chapters by former OECD DAC chairman Alexander R. Love, geopolitical analyst Dr. Ewan Anderson, and former director of the Trinidad and Tobago Water Resources Agency Dr. Utam Maharaj on the tremendous global implications of the megawater-shed paradigm. These experts explore the many beneficial applications of megawater-shed development, from macroeconomics to development of small island developing state (SIDS), and from critical environmental issues to water conflict resolution and the potential for a second "e;green revolution"e; The world's need for clean, dependable water is more urgent-and addressable-than ever before. Let Modern Groundwater Exploration introduce you to the authors' revolutionary megawatershed paradigm, along with the latest concepts and technologies for accessing vast reservoirs of groundwater-still today's safest, cleanest, and most plentiful water resource.

New exploration tools and techniques for a breakthrough paradigm ofregional groundwater occurrenceFresh water is undoubtedly our most precious resource aside fromthe air we breathe, and the only commodity whose cost has steadilyrisen over time. At the same time, our understanding of theorigins, pathways, and recharge mechanisms of the earth's mostvaluable "economic" mineral-groundwater-remains in the nineteenthcentury. It is ironic that this scientific anachronism iscontributing to a global shortage of available fresh water supplieswhile oil, gas, and mineral discoveries have proliferated, vastlyincreasing the world's energy, precious metals, and industrialmineral reserves.Modern Groundwater Exploration details applications and results ofproven twenty-first- century technologies and geological conceptsadapted from the oil, gas, and mineral exploration industries forevaluating, developing, and managing previously undiscoveredmassive, sustainable groundwater resources. Unprecedented in bothits scope and authority, this timely book presents:* A new groundwater paradigm, coined Megawatershed, whichaccurately and comprehensively describes the earth's naturalcomplex groundwater systems* Innovative exploration, drilling, and testing technologies thatmake major new ground-water sources more locatable andcost-effective to produce than ever before* Actual case studies in which megawatershed methods haveidentified vast quantities of new water and brought new hope topreviously arid and desperately water-short locales* Chapters by former OECD DAC chairman Alexander R. Lovegeopolitical analyst Dr. Ewan Anderson, and former director of theTrinidad and Tobago Water Resources Agency Dr. Utam Maharaj on thetremendous global implications of the megawater-shed paradigm.These experts explore the many beneficial applications ofmegawater-shed development, from macroeconomics to development ofsmall island developing state (SIDS), and from criticalenvironmental issues to water conflict resolution and the potentialfor a second "green revolution"The world's need for clean, dependable water is more urgent-andaddressable-than ever before. Let Modern Groundwater Explorationintroduce you to the authors' revolutionary megawatershed paradigmalong with the latest concepts and technologies for accessing vastreservoirs of groundwater-still today's safest, cleanest, and mostplentiful water resource.

Preface ixAcknowledgments xiIntroduction xiii1 A Historical Perspective 12 Megawatersheds--A New Paradigm 9Alexander Raymond Love3 Case Study--Northwest Somalia 1984-1986 334 Sudan Case Studies and Model 1175 Case Study--Tobago, West Indies 1999-2000 153Utam Maharaj6 Case Study--Trinidad, West Indies 2000-2002 1917 Global Implications of a Hydrogeological Paradigm Shift 277Ewan W. AndersonIndex 301