Aquifer Testing Guidance Documents

The following is a compilation of links to guidelines, procedures and guidance documents pertaining to the design, performance and analysis of aquifer tests, aquifer performance tests (APTs), pumping tests and slug tests.

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California

Aquifer Testing for Hydrogeologic Characterization: Guidance Manual for Ground Water Investigations (California Environmental Protection Agency 1995)

Florida

Applicant's Handbook: Consumptive Uses of Water Chapter 40C-2, F.A.C. (St. Johns River Water Management District 2012)

Aquifer Characteristics within the Southwest Florida Water Management District (Southwest Florida Water Management District 2009)

Hawaii

Aquifer (Pump) Test Procedures (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources 2007)

Idaho

Guidance for New Source Water Testing Procedures for Public Drinking Water Systems (Idaho Department of Water Quality 2007)

Louisiana

Appendix F: Aquifer Tests (Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 2003)

Michigan

Aquifer Test Requirements for Public Water Supply Wells (Michigan Department of Water Quality 1997)

Flowing Well Handbook (Michigan Department of Water Quality 2005)

Montana

Aquifer Testing Requirements (Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation)

Nebraska

Recommended Aquifer Test Procedures (Lower Platte South Natural Resources District 2008)

New Hampshire

A Field Guide for Consultants and Pumping Test Operators for Small Production Wells Serving Small Community Water Systems (New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services 2011)

New Jersey

Guidelines for Preparing Hydrogeologic Reports for Water-Allocation Permit Applications, with an Appendix on Aquifer-Test Analysis Procedures, GSR 29 (New Jersey Geological Survey 1992)

Hydrogeologic Testing and Reporting Procedures in Support of New Jersey Water Allocation Permit Applications (New Jersey Geological & Water Survey 2012)

New York

Recommended Pump Test Procedures for Water Supply Applications (New York Department of Environmental Conservation 2011)

Recommended Pump Test Procedures for Water Withdrawal Applications (New York Department of Environmental Conservation 2013)

North Carolina

Performance and Analysis of Aquifer Slug Tests and Pumping Tests Policy (North Carolina Department of Water Quality 2007)

Ohio

Pumping and Slug Tests in Technical Guidance Manual for Ground Water Investigations  (Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 2006)

Oregon

Pump Test Requirements for Groundwater Right Holders (Oregon Water Resources Department 2001)

South Dakota

In-Situ Permeability Testing (South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources modified from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 1993)

Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC)

Aquifer Testing Guidance (SRBC 2007)

Texas

Guidelines for Hydrogeologic Reports and Aquifer Tests Conducted Within the Jurisdictional Boundaries of the Barton Springs / Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (Aquifer Science Staff 2007)

US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

Suggested Operating Procedures for Aquifer Pumping Tests (USEPA 1993)

US Geological Survey (USGS)

Aquifer Test Design, Observation and Data Analysis (Stallman 1971)

Groundwater Technical Procedures Documents (USGS 2010)

GWPD 1--Measuring water levels by use of a graduated steel tape (USGS 2010)

GWPD 4--Measuring water levels by use of an electric tape (USGS 2010)

GWPD 10--Estimating discharge from a pumped well by use of a circular orifice weir (USGS 2010)

Vermont

Water Supply Rule (Vermont DEC 2010)

Virginia

Ground Water Withdrawal Permit Procedures Manual (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality 2006)

Washington

Water Resources Program Guidance: Aquifer Test Procedures (State of Washington Department of Ecology Water Resources Program 2020)

Wisconsin

Guidance for Design, Installation and Operation of Groundwater Extraction and Product Recovery Systems (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 2003)

New South Wales

Test Pumping Groundwater Assessment Guidelines (NSW Office of Water 2010)

Alberta

Alberta Environment Guide to Groundwater Authorization (Government of Alberta 2011)

Aquifer-Testing Procedures and Other Information Used in Evaluating Groundwater Supplies in Alberta (Research Council of Alberta 1963)

British Columbia

Guide to Conducting Well Pumping Tests (British Columbia Ministry of Environment 2010)

Flowing Artesian Wells (British Columbia Ministry of Environment 2010)

Newfoundland Labrador

Aquifer Testing Guidelines (Department of Environment and Conservation)

Groundwater Supply Assessment and Reporting Guidelines (Department of Environment and Conservation 2009)

Ontario

Technical Guidance Document for Hydrogeological Studies in Support of Category 3 Applications for Permit to Take Water (Ontario Ministry of Environment 2008)

Red Cross

Technical Review: Practical Guidelines for Test Pumping in Water Wells (International Committee of the Red Cross)

Environment Canterbury

Aquifer Test Guidelines (Environment Canterbury 2008)

Aquifer Testing Exemptions (Environment Canterbury)

Aquifer Test Design Self Audit Check Sheet (Environment Canterbury)

Aquifer Testing: Correcting Water Level Data for Barometric Fluctuations (Environment Canterbury)

Submission Form: Constant Discharge Test (Environment Canterbury)

Submission Form: Step Drawdown Test (Environment Canterbury)

Guidelines for Reviewing  Aquifer Tests for Proposed Consents or for Compliance with Consent Conditions (Environment Canterbury 2010)

Environment Southland

Aquifer Pump Tests Information Sheet (Environment Southland)

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Aquifer Test Guidelines for the Greater Wellington Region (Greater Wellington Regional Council 2012)

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Aquifer Test Guidelines for the Hawke's Bay Region (HBRC 1998)

Technical Publications

Waikato Regional Council

Aquifer Pumping Test Guidelines