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INTRODUCTION                                                           

 

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GENERAL GROUND-WATER PRINCIPLES               

 

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MAJOR AQUIFERS
            Ogallala                                                                10
            Gulf Coast                                                            12
            Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone)                            14
            Carrizo-Wilcox                                                      16
            Trinity                                                                   18
            Edwards-Trinity (Plateau)                                      20
            Seymour 22
            Hueco-Mesilla Bolson 24
            Cenozoic Pecos Alluvium


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MINOR AQUIFERS   
            Bone Spring-Voctorio Peak 30
            Dockum 32
            Brazos River Alluvium 34
            Hickory 36
            West Texas Bolsons 38
            Queen City 40
            Woodbine 42
            Edwards-Trinity (High Plains) 44
            Blaine 46
            Sparta 48
            Nacatoch 50
            Lipan 52
            Igneous 54
            Rita Blanca 56
            Ellenburger-San Saba 58
            Blossom 60
            Marble Falls 62
            Rustler 64
            Capitan Reef Complex 66
            Marathon 68

                                                  Figures

1.        1992 Ground-Water Pumpage 2
2.        1992 Ground-Water Use 3
3.        1992 Water Use by Type 4
Major Aquifers 9
Minor Aquifers 29

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1.        Geologic Ages of Aquifers in Texas 5