Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice

Hydrogeologists have the important and challenging task of utilizing (often limited) data to understand and predict the future behavior of groundwater flow systems. But are we really doing the best job we can? There is always room for improvement. There are clear incentives for the best methods available to be used in the management of our water resources. There is also clear evidence that many methods and scientific advances published over recent decades have not been taken up by industry and this has been a key theme in Groundwater editorials (e.g., Hunt and Doherty 2011; Simmons et al. 2012).