chapter 1 Groundwater lowering -- A personal view and introduction by P. M. Cashman -- chapter 2 The history of groundwater theory and practice -- chapter 3 Groundwater and permeability -- chapter 4 Groundwater effects on the stability of excavations -- chapter 5 Methods for control of surface water and groundwater -- chapter 6 Site investigation for groundwater lowering -- chapter 7 Design of groundwater lowering systems -- chapter 8 Sump pumping -- chapter 9 Wellpoint systems -- chapter 10 Deep well systems -- chapter 11 Other dewatering systems -- chapter 12 Pumps for groundwater lowering duties -- chapter 13 Side effects of groundwater lowering -- chapter 14 Monitoring and maintenance of groundwater lowering systems -- chapter 15 Safety, contracts and the environment -- chapter 16 The future -- by T. O. L. Roberts.