Effects of Urbanization on Water Quality in the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio and Bexar County, Texas

Fact Sheet 2020-3028
Prepared in cooperation with the City of San Antonio
By: , and 

Links

  • Document: Report (1.27 kB pdf)
  • Companion File: SIR 2020–5033 (pdf) — Temporal and spatial variability of water quality in the San Antonio segment of the Edwards aquifer recharge zone, Texas, with an emphasis on periods of groundwater recharge, September 2017–July 2019
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Overview

Continuous water-quality monitoring data and chemical analysis of surface-water and groundwater samples collected during 2017–19 in the recharge zone of the Edwards aquifer were used to develop a better understanding of the surface-water/groundwater connection in and around Bexar County in south-central Texas. This fact sheet is provided to inform water-resource managers, city planners, the scientific community, and the general public about the effects of urbanization on water quality in the Edwards aquifer recharge zone.

Suggested Citation

Opsahl, S.P., Musgrove, M., and Mecum, K.E., 2020, Effects of urbanization on water quality in the Edwards aquifer, San Antonio and Bexar County, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2020–3028, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20203028.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

Study Area

Table of Contents

  • Overview
  • Introduction
  • Temporal and Spatial Variability in Hydrology and Water Quality
  • Implications for Edwards Aquifer Water Quality
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Effects of urbanization on water quality in the Edwards aquifer, San Antonio and Bexar County, Texas
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2020-3028
DOI 10.3133/fs20203028
Year Published 2020
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Texas Water Science Center
Description Report: 4 p.; Companion Report
Country United States
State Texas
County Bexar County
City San Antonio
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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