Abstract: Problems in Obtaining Hydrogeologic Information for a Rapidly Growing Suburban Region such as St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Timothy W. Duex, Elizabeth M. Sprehe

St. Tammany Parish is one of the most rapidly growing areas in the Gulf Coast region, yet this area has had little in the way of detailed hydrogeologic study. The parish is located in southeastern Louisiana on the north shore of Lake Ponchartrain about 30 miles from downtown New Orleans which makes it an ideal "bedroom" community for the metropolitan area. The cities of Slidell, Mandeville, and Covington are the largest urban sites in an area that has seen most of the growth occur in rural regions outside of city limits. Consequently, there is no unified approach to the development of ground water resources.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90950©1996 AAPG GCAGS 46th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas