Disclaimer Executive Summary Acknowledgement CONTENTS List of Figures List of Tables 1. Introduction112 1.1 Need for the Study 1.1.1 Agriculture and Irrigation 1.1.2 Onsite Sanitation and Faecal Contamination 1.2 Research Question 1.3 Aim 1.4 Objectives 1.5 Research Methodology 2. Literature Review 1318 2.1 Groundwater Hydrology 2.1.1 Groundwater movement in aquifers 2.1.2 Factors controlling groundwater movement 2.2 Contamination Sources of Groundwater 2.2.1 Natural 2.2.2. Anthropogenic 2.3 Uses for Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment 2.4 Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment Methods 2.4.1. Overlay Index Method 2.4.2. Process Based Simulation Methods 2.4.3. Statistical Method 3. Study Area Profile1927 3.1 Climate: Temperature and Rainfall 3.2 Geomorphology 3.2.1 Hilly Areas 3.2.2. Piedmont Slopes 3.2.3 Alluvial Plains 3.2.4 Coastal Plains 3.3. Drainage Profile 3.4. Soil Profile 3.5 Hydrogeology 3.6 Water Resource Scenario in Surat 3.7 Level of Groundwater development and stage in Surat District 3.8 Demography 3.9 Industrial Development and Economy 4. Application of DRASTIC for Surat2846 4.1 Depth to Watertable 4.2 Net Recharge 4.3 Aquifer Media 4.4 Soil Media 4.5 Topography 4.6 Impact of Vadose Zone 4.7 Hydraulic Conductivity 4.8 DRASTIC index 4.9 Result and Analysis 5. Landuse and vulnerability Mapping4751 5.1 Land cover of Surat 5.2 Industrial mapping and Vulnerability Assessment of Surat 6. Recommendation and Conclusion5253 6.1 Suggestions and Recommendations 6.2 Conclusion Bibliography Annexure