我国的水文地质专业是在建国初期逐步建立发展起来的。70年代以来,吸收了欧美国家的一些新理论、新技术,业务领域不断拓展,技术和理论水平明显提高,为国家建设和城市发展做出了重大贡献。但是,在当前社会主义市场经济大潮的冲击下,专业的发展正面临严重困难和挑战。一方面,由于传统业务的萎缩和市场竞争的加剧,迫使许多水文地质专业人员转向岩土工程和其他领域,进而影响了专业理论和技术的发展与进步;另一方面,与地下水勘查、开发、利用、管理和保护有关的水文地质问题日益突出,迫切需求专业理论的延伸发展和技术进步给予解决。作者就我国水文地质研究现状做简要回顾与分析,并对今后发展方向进行探讨。 Our country’s hydrogeology specialty was gradually established and developed in the early days of the founding of New China. Since the 1970s, some new theories, new technologies and business fields that have absorbed the countries in Europe and the United States have been continuously expanded, their technologies and theoretical levels have been significantly improved, and great contributions have been made to the construction of the country and the urban development. However, under the current tide of socialist market economy, professional development is facing serious difficulties and challenges. On the one hand, due to the shrinking of traditional businesses and the intensification of market competition, many hydrogeologists are forced to turn to geotechnical engineering and other fields, thus affecting the development and progress of professional theories and technologies. On the other hand, the exploration and development of groundwater resources, The hydrogeology issues related to the utilization, management and protection are becoming increasingly prominent, and the urgent need to extend the development of the professional theory and technological progress is resolved. The author briefly reviews and analyzes the status quo of China’s hydrogeology research and discusses the future development direction.