Samantha Strasburger

Summary of Project

             Preformed multiple GIS operations to determine the ideal depth for a drinking water well that would produce the highest quality of water, by using depths of existing water wells near the property and examining their water quality. Specifically examining the reported levels of iron and hardness classification for wells nearby the study area and used the EPA’s secondary drinking water standards to asses the data for each well.

 

Methodology

• Downloaded aerial photo from Texas Natural Resources Information (TNRIS)

• Downloaded data from Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)

  • Submitted Drillers Reports (SDR)

  • Report of Gulf Coast Aquifer

• Digitized property boundary

• Corrected well location

• Select by attributes- domestic use

• Select by location- wells within 10 miles

• Imported aquifer report as Excel sheet

• Spatial Join- SDR layer and Report layer

• Charts- query out iron and hardness parameter values from spatial join attribute table