Aquifer Properties, Database Of Physical Properties Of Aquifers In England And Wales.
Data on the physical properties (transmissivity, storage coefficient, porosity and permeability) of aquifers in England and Wales. Compiled by BGS staff from paper records of field and laboratory testing held by BGS, the Environment Agency and other organisations. Contains summary data on approximately 20,000 pump tests at over 2000 discrete locations. Raw data may be available on request. The majority of BGS and EA pump test data is included for both major and minor aquifers, but in minor aquifers this is complemented by data on specific yield. Laboratory determinations of porosity and permeability are limited to open file BGS data only. All data subject to similar processing and interpretation, but raw data highly variable.
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Date of some data capture may be unknown, but this does not materially affect data validity. Ongoing update of database subject to funding and is project driven. Density of data in proportion to drilling densities, from 1 per km2 to less than 1 per 100 km2. The summary data are included as CD-ROMS with printed copies of the Aquifer Property Manual publications. The database in Allen et al contains data on the Major Aquifers, Jones et al contains the summary data for both major and minor aquifers. The software formats used on the CD-ROMs may be outdated and Excel versions of the data can be supplied it to purchasers of the manuals on request. Detailed data are available in various formats by special arrangement. PUBLICATION: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES ALLEN, D J, BREWERTON, LJ, COLEBY, LM, GIBBS, BR, LEWIS, MA, MACDDONALD, AM, WAGSTAFF, SJ, AND WILLIARNS, AT. 1997. THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MAJOR AQUIFERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. BRITISH GEOLOGICAL REPORT WD/97/34 312PP. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY R&D PUBLICATION 8. JONES, H.K.; MORRIS, B.L.; CHENEY, C.S.; BREWERTON, L.J.; MERRIN, P.D.; LEWIS, M.A.; MACDONALD, A.M. ; COLEBY, L.M.; TALBOT, J.C.; MCKENZIE, A.A.; BIRD, M.J.; CUNNINGHAM, J.E.; ROBINSON, V.. 2000 THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINOR AQUIFERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 234PP. (WD/00/004, ENVIRONMENT AGENCY R&D PUBLICATION 68)
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2008-06-01
Permeability
Hydrology
Porosity
Aquifer properties
Hydrogeology
Groundwater
Pump tests
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The data were compiled from original paper records collected by the EA for abstraction licensing, and by BGS for research. Data were subject to review and were assessed by project staff for completeness and interpretation accuracy. The original data were collated to give 'best' estimates for each parameter in individual boreholes and, where boreholes fell within a 100 metre radius, for groups of boreholes. Only the collated data is normally released.
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