Acknowledgments
We hope that this book and the references herein will stimulate those interested in this and similar aquifers to explore the vast and evolving literature. We appreciate the reviews of:
- Brian Hunt, Research Scientist Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, USA;
- Bruce Darling, Consultant, Groundwater & Geochemical Consulting, LLC, USA;
- Marcus Gary, Field Operations Supervisor, Aquifer Science, Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA), USA;
- Brian Smith, Principal Hydrogeologist, Barton Springs Edward Aquifer Conservation District, USA;
- Eileen Poeter, Emeritus Professor, Colorado School of Mines;
- Alfonso Rivera, Emeritus Chief Hydrogeologist, Geologic Survey of Canada;
- Jac van der Gun, Consultant, Van der Gun Hydro-Consulting, The Netherlands;
- Connie Bryson, Editor, The Groundwater Project, Canada; and,
- Groundwater Project staff, especially Juliana Apolonio.
Brian Smith and John Cherry also reviewed preliminary versions. We thank Brian Smith of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD), Geary Schindel of the EAA, Ashley Trappe of Baylor University, and Nathan Bendik of the City of Austin, Texas, for their photographs. Jeff Horowitz of The University of Texas, Rebecca (υ2) Nunu of Southwest Research Institute, and Andy Boggs of Panic Button provided drafting assistance.
We are grateful to Amanda Sills and the Formatting Team of the Groundwater Project for their oversight and copyediting of this book. We appreciate the final review provided by Ineke Kalwij (Kalwij Water Dynamics, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada). We thank Eileen Poeter (Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA) for reviewing, editing, and producing this book.