Foreword, Preface, Preface to the first edition, Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction, 2. Water underground, 3. Water in circulation, 4. Caverns and capillaries, 5. Soil water, 6. Groundwater in motion, 7. More about aquifers, 8. Springs and rivers, deserts and droughts, 9. Water wells, 10. Measurements and models, 11. Water quality, 12. Groundwater: friend or foe?, 13. What goes down must come up, 14. Epilogue, Index