The High Plains Ogallala Region / David E. Kromm and Stephen E. White -- A history of irrigation technology used to exploit the Ogallala Aquifer / Donald E. Green -- Groundwater problems / David E. Kromm and Stephen E. White -- The legal context for groundwater use / Otis W. Templer -- Groundwater management institutions / Rebecca S. Roberts -- Irrigation technologies / J.T. Musick and B.A. Stewart -- Groundwater use monitoring techniques / M. Duane Nellis -- The Nebraska Sandhills / Steve Gaul -- Groundwater management in Northwest Kansas / Wayne A. Bossert -- Texas High Plains / Lloyd V. Urban -- Future prospects / David E. Kromm and Stephen E. White