New Multiport Well in Central Texas

Brian Hunt (left) and Dr. Brian Smith (right) of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District are shown installing a Westbay multiport sampling system at a monitoring well west of Buda. The well will provide data on water quality and heads in hydrogeologic units ranging from the Hammett Shale (between the Lower and Middle Trinity Aquifers) to the Edwards. (photo and text modified from Dr. Jack Sharp)

Note: this is the first Westbay system installed in Central Texas and likely the deepest in Texas at 1,100 feet!