On Management of Ground Water in Ross Creek Basin, Alberta, Canada

Abstract

A basin‐stability‐based hydrological model is formulated for managing the ground water in Ross Creek Basin, Alberta. The model accounts for some deficiencies in the use of the classical aquifer‐hydraulics method of pump testing for evaluating regional ground‐water resources. Although available water resources in the basin exceed the demand for water, the variable nature of the resource requires efficient management of subsurface space in a form precluded by the lack of suitable aquifers. Consequently, analysis of the response of the ground‐water regime to development indicates that only about