Interim report on the geology and groundwater resources of Morgan County, Alabama,

Abstract

The purpose of the investigation is to determine the occurrence, availability, and quality of ground water in Morgan County.Data are being collected to provide basic information for the most efficient de¬ velopment of water supplies for agricultural, municipal, industrial, and domestic use.Uses of ground water in the county in 19 60 are chiefly domestic and agricultural.A single municipalily, Falkville, and a few light industries use ground water also.The following itemization describes the scope of the investigation:1. Inventory of wells and springs; records data on type of well, owner, driller, depth, diameter, water level, water "bearing formation, water use, and method of lift.2. Geologic mapping of the county on a scale of about 1 inch to 1 mile and determination of the relation of the geology to the occurrence and movement of ground water.3. Test drilling in areas where geologic and hydrologic data are needed. 4. Pumping tests to determine the hydraulic characteristics of the water-bearing formations and the quantity of water available. 5. Determination of pumpage, flow from springs, and quantity of ground water used. 6. Measurement of water levels and correlation with precipitation and pumpage. 7. Determination of the chemical quality of ground water and its relation to geologic formations and structures. 8. Preparation of a comprehensive report on the geology and groundwater resources of Morgan County. Previous InvestigationsSeveral workers have included Morgan County as par e of regional studies.

Hydrology of area 21, Eastern Coal province, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia

“…Less than 1 to greater than 3000 Dodson and Harris (1961), Harris and McMasler (1965), Malmberg andDowning (1957), McMasler (1963), McMasler and Harris (1963), Sanford (1966), and unpublished well records on file with the Tennessee Division of Water Resources.…”