OR/14/068 Acknowledgements

Lapworth, D J, Gopal, K, Rao, M S, and MacDonald, A M. 2014. Intensive groundwater exploitation in the Punjab — an evaluation of resource and quality trends. British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/14/068.

As with all projects we would like to thank are a number of BGS and external colleagues for their help and assistance.

The owners (private and state) of the boreholes and hand pumps which were sampled as part of this study are thanked for allowing access to their sites. DFID are thanked for funding the research project. Er. R D Singh, Director of National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), and Dr Sudhir Kumar, head of HI division, NIH Roorkee, are thanked for facilitating the research programme in NIH. Sh Sushil Gupta, Chairman, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), is thanked for allowing access to long-term monitoring data for the Bist-Doab catchment. Thanks to Er. K S Takshi, Chief Engineer, Irrigation (Research Punjab), Punjab, Er. J P Singh, Director, RSDD, Er. P S Bhogla, Punjab and Director, Punjab Water Resources and Environment Directorate, Chandigarh, Punjab. Mr Mikhail Smilovic (McGill University) is thanked for his assistance in the field during the pre-monsoon sampling in May 2013. Daren Gooddy (BGS Wallingford Laboratory) is thanked for carrying out CFC analysis of groundwater. Debbie Allen (BGS) is thanked for helping to arrange the field kit for groundwater sampling. Staff at the BGS Keyworth Laboratories, and Nuclear Hydrology Laboratory, NIH are thanked for carrying out stable isotope and chemical analysis of samples.