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Beyond the Spreadsheet: Why INTERA is Championing the Global Groundwater Revolution In a world where high-level scientific knowledge is often trapped behind expensive paywalls, a unique partnership is proving that democratizing information is the key to global resilience. We recently sat down with Gerry Grisak, Principal at INTERA, to discuss why a top-tier engineering firm would choose to […]

Environmental Geology was first published in 2021 by Pressbooks and is now being shared by The Groundwater Project to ensure it reaches a global audience. This book examines the ways in which geological processes interact with human activity and influence the environment. It introduces key concepts such as rock formation, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides,

Groundwater: The Invisible Lifeline Beneath Our Feet Groundwater Awareness Week: Why the Water You Don’t See Matters Most Every year during Groundwater Awareness Week (March 8–14), water professionals try to shine a spotlight on something most people never think about: the water beneath their feet. Groundwater isn’t invisible. It is undervalued. While it doesn’t always

Announcement – New Chair Board of Directors: Eileen Poeter As 2026 begins, we look forward to another productive year at the Groundwater Project. This year brings a few operational changes to the Groundwater Project. We are pleased to welcome Eileen Poeter to her new role as the Chair of our Board of Directors. We thank

Water Research Foundation Partnership and New Book The Water Research Foundation has partnered with The Groundwater Project to share three preserved books: Contaminant Transport Through Aquitards: A State-of-the-Science-Review, Contaminant Transport Through Aquitards: Technical Guidance for Aquitard Assessment, and most recently Design, Operation, and Maintenance for Sustainable Underground Storage Facilities. The Water Research Foundation has been

Educational Videos on the Groundwater Project Site The Groundwater Project (GW-Project) is pleased to announce a new educational resource on our website. Educational videos created for, or incorporated in, Groundwater Project books can now be accessed on their own page. Future videos will include groundwater education for children and information for the public, as well

Interactive Educational Tools The Groundwater Project is pleased to announce a new branch of educational resources on our website, Interactive Educational Tools. The tools provide simplified models so the user can gain a more rigorous understanding of how the values of parameters affect outcomes in a hydrogeologic system. The first tool was built by Eileen

The Groundwater Project is pleased to announce that you can now download Quantitative Hydrogeology: Groundwater Hydrology for Engineers written by Ghislain de Marsily. This is an important addition to our GW-Project Preserved Books series which highlights previously published books which have lasting educational importance.  Ghislain de Marsily is an internationally renowned scientist and is well

This week’s highlight is on Dr. Warren Wood, a hydrogeologist professor and researcher who has been in the professional field for over 40 years.   Dr. Wood works closely with the Groundwater Project as a dedicated contributor, with many publications under his name. For instance his co-authored book Groundwater in Our Water Cycle, which explores

This week’s highlight is on Dr. Eileen Poeter, an Emeritus Professor of Geological Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, where she taught groundwater courses and advised many students.  Dr. Poeter has been a member of the Groundwater Project Board of Directors since its inception. She brings unparalleled dedication to the project where she works daily

text As the 2023 year comes to an end, we at the Groundwater Project would like to share with you what we’ve accomplished over this last year with 15 books published, a further 32 books in our review process, and an additional 150 books underway. We’re pleased to add that 137 translations are in progress—into

As a translation leader, you have the chance to play a vital role in the development and release of The Groundwater Project’s translated books. This role will also lead to further development of communication, writing skills, and potentially build connections with others. The translation leader will be responsible for all books translated into a particular

The Groundwater Project is currently searching for volunteers to translate many of our books into Portuguese. The following books are currently in need of Portuguese translators: A Conceptual Overview of Surface and Near Surface Brines and Evaporite Minerals Dissolved Organic Carbon in Groundwater Systems Distributed Fiber-Optic Hydrogeophysics Domestic Wells – Introduction and Overview Electrical Imaging for

In today’s volunteer spotlight blog post we are highlighting the career and efforts of Eve Kuniansky, an expert on karst aquifers at the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Eve is a strong contributor to The Groundwater Project’s ever-growing library of high quality hydrogeologic textbooks. Her book, Introduction to Karst Aquifers, focuses on the water supply

The Groundwater Project has partnered with the United Nations on their Water Action Agenda. To see how the project proposes to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations please read our Water Action Agenda Statement. What is a Water Action Agenda? This agenda was created and launched during the Dushanbe Conference in June 2022.

Does looking at a citation or reference seem like a black box at times? So many different styles, with so many different meanings! For example, many scientific publications—books and journal articles included—use a format called the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, or simply APA. It’s now in its 7th edition (APA, 2020). The Groundwater

Today we are putting the spotlight on Dr. William (Bill) Woessner, a renowned hydrogeologist and volunteer author with The Groundwater Project. Dr. Woessner has written many high-quality books for The Groundwater Project. These books, Hydrogeologic Properties of Earth Materials and Principles of Groundwater Flow and Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange, focus on big picture principles of groundwater

  The Groundwater Project will be attending the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York! To set up a meeting with Dr. John Cherry while he is in New York please contact Amanda Sills. About This Event: This event is an extremely important when it comes to the Sustainable Development Goals as water is intrinsically

The Groundwater Project is currently searching for volunteers to translate many of our books into French. The following books are currently in need of volunteers to write French translations: A Conceptual Overview of Surface and Near Surface Brines and Evaporite Minerals Dissolved Organic Carbon in Groundwater Systems Distributed Fiber-Optic Hydrogeophysics Domestic Wells – Introduction and Overview

Dr. Emil Frind passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022, at the age of 90. The groundwater community mourns the passing of an exceptional scientist who was a pioneer in the field of quantitative groundwater science. Dr. Frind immigrated to Canada in 1955 from Germany and completed his education at the University of Toronto. Receiving

The Groundwater Project invites you to sit down and join John Cherry as he takes a deep dive into the crucial question, “Is groundwater important? And if so, how and why?”. In this hour-long lecture, John Cherry discusses the importance of groundwater and the different influences this resource has on the global food system, poverty,