IntroductionIntroductionGroundwater SystemsScience and Engineering of GroundwaterPlanning and Management of GroundwaterTools and TechniquesPeople's Perception: Public AwarenessGroundwater Protection: Concerns and ActsOverall Organization of This BookProblemsReferencesGroundwater PropertiesIntroductionVertical Distribution of SubsurfaceAquifers, Aquitards, and AquicludesTypes of AquifersGroundwaterBalanceCompressibility and Effective StressAquifer CompressibilityAquifer CharacteristicsStorage in the Unsaturated ZoneWater-Level FluctuationsGroundwater in KarstProblemsReferencesGroundwater Hydro.Abstract: IntroductionIntroductionGroundwater SystemsScience and Engineering of GroundwaterPlanning and Management of GroundwaterTools and TechniquesPeople's Perception: Public AwarenessGroundwater Protection: Concerns and ActsOverall Organization of This BookProblemsReferencesGroundwater PropertiesIntroductionVertical Distribution of SubsurfaceAquifers, Aquitards, and AquicludesTypes of AquifersGroundwater BalanceCompressibility and Effective StressAquifer CompressibilityAquifer CharacteristicsStorage in the Unsaturated ZoneWater-Level FluctuationsGroundwater in KarstProblemsReferencesGroundwater Hydro