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Course Description

This purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic aspects of the flow of water in the ground. The primary objective is to provide students with a quantitative basis for describing groundwater flow and designing solutions to problems invol ving subsurface flow. A secondary objective is to introduce students to the some basic principles of contaminant transport and water quality in groundwater.

Course Outline

Introduction/significance/hydrologic cycle
Hydrology/recharge/aquifer properties(BR> Darcy’ La/hydraulic conductivityw
Conservation of Mass
Hydraulic Approach - Dupuit Approximation
Saturated groundwater flow
Regional groundwater flow
Subsurface geology
Infiltration
Field testing; Parameter determination
Analysis of well systems Groundwater chemistry
Contaminant transport

Course Textbook

Applied Hydrogeology by C.W. Fetter is the primary the text for this subject. On occasion, the text is supplemented by lecture notes and handouts. Reading assignments are indicated on the attached lecture schedules. Other relevent non-required textbooks include Hydraulics of Groundwater by J. Bear and Groundwater by R. Freeze and J. Cherry.

Grade Formula

The subject includes two take home quizzes (worth 55%), approximately six homework sets (worth 30%), and two case studies/projects (worth 15%)

Course Projects

This course typically includes two case studies/projects. Typically one project addresses regional groundwater flow and geology, while the other project addresses subsurface characterization.