The present volume "Groundwater Development, Basics - Well Construction - Groundwater Protection - Water Law" is aimed at all practitioners in water management. The individual sections have been prepared by experienced professionals. You can find the wide range of topics and questions presented in detail and with great competence in the table of contents. With many good illustrations and references, this book is a very important reference work for anyone interested in relevant issues of water management. A comprehensive chapter is dedicated to the increasingly complex water law, compliance with which is becoming more difficult due to the multitude of regulations, and no practitioner can avoid its provisions. All those involved in water management and groundwater use, including engineers, geo- and bioscientists, as well as water lawyers, will need this volume. It will be the standard work for groundwater development for years to come.