Who keeps track of the 'Water Table', underground water storage?

Question

When you dig a well, you need to know how deep to dig. The water table level is a way to see how deep you have to dig to get to the water. I need to know how to get in touch with the people who keep track of such things.

Answer 1

In the US this responsibility falls to the USGS ... the following is an excerpt:

The USGS maintains a network of wells to monitor the effects of droughts and other climate variability on ground-water levels. The network consists of a national network of about 140 wells monitored as part of the Ground-Water Resources Program, supplemented by wells in some States monitored as part of the Cooperative Water Program.

Hope this helps, MAC

Answer 2

In the UK, the governments environmental department have a hydrometric network who dip a number of boreholes that tell them how deep the water table is.

It would be best to give them a try.

Also you can estimate from geological digs, the lowest you will have to dig. This can be found by looking at the borehole record at the geological strata, Once an impermeable layer is found, you can expect there to be a water table above it. I.e. if you have chalk to 100m, then a clay based material. You can expect there to be at least some water table above 100m below ground level.

Answer 3

The water table Gnomes

Answer 4

You might try your local water or flood control district.