State Profile Document

State Profile Document
Author: Louisiana. Ground Water Protection Division
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 1991
Genre: Comprehensive Ground Water Protection Program
ISBN:

Guide to Louisiana's Ground-water Resources

Guide to Louisiana's Ground-water Resources
Author: Christie G. Stuart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1994
Genre: Groundwater
ISBN:

Ground water is one of the most valuable and abundant natural resources of Louisiana. Of the 4.4 million people who live in the State, 61 percent use ground water as a source for drinking water. Most industrial and rural users and half of the irrigation users in the State rely on ground water. Quantity, however, is not the only aspect that makes ground water so valuable; quality also is important for its use. In most areas, little or no water treatment is required for drinking water and industrial purposes.

Ground Water in Louisiana

Ground Water in Louisiana
Author: James R. Rollo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1960
Genre: Borings
ISBN:

Fresh ground water is available in Louisiana in rocks which range in age from Paleocene to Recent. The Wilcox group of Paleocene and Eocene age contains the oldest aquifers bearing fresh water in Louisiana. This group contains fresh water in northwestern Louisiana, where it crops out or is near the surface. Water-bearing sands in the Wilcox group generally are fine grained and lenticular which preclude high yields from wells. The maximum recorded yield of a well in these deposits is about 500 gpm (gallons per minute). Water from sands in the Wilcox general is soft but commonly contains excessive amounts of iron.