ABSTRACT
In many ways, groundwater resource planning in coastal areas requires an approach similar to more traditional water resource planning in inland areas. The same planning elements are common to both. Problems of aquifer yield, pumping interference, aquifer–stream interaction, and contamination from surface sources are all just as common along the coast as elsewhere, and just as difficult to solve. Aquifers situated along the coast, however, add a significant additional complication to the process of aquifer management: the potential for saltwater intrusion to eventually render portions of the coastal aquifer unusable as a source of drinking water.
