Hydrogeological Approach to Transboundary Ground Water Resources and International Law
19 Amer. Int'l L.R. 201 (2003)
Gabriel Eckstein & Yoram Eckstein
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Figure 1. Global Water Supply (p. 204) |
Figure 2. The Hydrologic Cycle (p. 208) |
Figure 3. Confined and Unconfined Aquifers (p. 211) |
Figure 4. Diagram of a Cone of Depression for pumping wells in (1) an
unconfined aquifer, and (2) a confined aquifer (p. 220) |
Model A. An unconfined aquifer that is linked hydraulically with a river, both of which flow along an international border (i.e., the river forms the border between two states) (p. 236) |
Model B. An unconfined aquifer intersected by an international border and linked hydraulically with a river that is also intersected by the same international border (p. 239) |
Model C. An unconfined aquifer that flows across an international border and that is hydraulically linked to a river that flows completely within the territory of one state (p. 241) |
Model D. An unconfined aquifer that is completely within the territory of one state but that is linked hydraulically to a river flowing across an international border (in such cases, the aquifer is always located in the “downstream” state) (p. 243) |
Model E. A confined aquifer, unconnected hydraulically with any surface body of water, with a zone of recharge (possibly in an unconfined portion of the aquifer) that traverses an international boundary or that is located completely in another state (p. 244) |
Model F. A transboundary aquifer unrelated to any surface body of water and devoid of any recharge (p. 246) |