Groundwater Hydrology
CE 5302:Groundwater Hydrology
Class 4:30 pm - 5:50 pm TR
College of Business Admin 330
Textbook:Groundwater Hydrology by David Todd and Larry Mays, Third Edition Goal:This class will cover the fundamentals of groundwater hydrology along with an introduction to contaminant transport. We will apply the principles learned to laboratory experiments and the challenges involved with remediating the ASARCO site in El Paso and managing El Paso groundwater. |
In the laboratory we will perform several simple experiments.
Professor: John Walton, Office Hours: T, R 2-4 PM (may be in Hydraulics Lab) |
| Date | Topics | Assignments | |
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| T, August 24 | Chapter 1: Introduction | ||
| R, August 26 | Chapter 2: Occurrence of groundwater | Problems: 2.2.1 | |
| T, August 31 | Chapter 3: Groundwater movement | Problems: 2.5.1, 2.5.3, 2.8.2 | |
| R, September 2 | Chapter 3: Groundwater movement (Jay Lehr Slides) (Jay Lehr: Artesian Flow System, Complex Geologic Media, Cone of Depression, Flow Through a Fault, Gaining Stream, Recharge, Refraction, Single Well, Unsaturated Flow, Edwards Aquifer) | Problems: 3.1.1, 3.1.2 | |
| T, September 7 | Chpater 4: Groundwater and well hydraulics | Problems: 3.2.1, 3.3.3, 3.4.2, 3.5.1, 3.12.4, 3.12.8 | |
| R, September 9 | Chpater 4: Groundwater and well hydraulics (http://www.gaea.ca/en-us/demo.php) | Problems: 4.1.1, 4.1.5 (class lecture), 4.1.9, 4.1.10 | |
| T, September 14 | Chpater 4: Groundwater and well hydraulics Derivative methods |
Problems: 4.2.2, 4.2.7, 4.4.5 (use software), 4.5.1 (use software), 4.6.1 (use software) | |
| R, September 16 | Chapter 5: Water wells |
Problems: 5.11.1, 5.14.3, 5.15.1 | |
| T, September 21 | Chapter 5: Water wells | ||
| R, September 23 | Chapter 6: Groundwater levels |
Paper A Paper B | |
| T, September 28 | Chapter 6: Groundwater levels; Chapter 8: Pollution of Groundwater | ( | |
| R, September 30 | Laboratory -Groundwater Flow Experiment (unconfined and confined single wells) we will meet in the Hydraulics Lab, ENGR 213 Manual |
Take home exam: hydraulic gradient, single well confined, single well unconfined, compare measured and calculated results. | |
| T, October 5 | (Japan) Chapter 7: Quality of groundwater | Video: Soil Physics (right click and download first) Perform a cation/anion balance on some of the chemical analyses in the ASARCO groundwater download the USGS GWChart program and make a piper plot of 10 of the ASARCO analyses |
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| R, October 7 | (Japan) Chapter 7: Quality of groundwater (isotopic methods groundwater chemistry) | ||
| T, October 12 | Chapter 8: Groundwater pollution |
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| R, October 14 | First Exam Ch2Ch3Ch4Ch5 (answer book answers) Take Home Portion of Exam: For the three laboratory experiments, find the hydraulic conductivity and show plots of measured versus calculated heads. |
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| T, October 19 | Chapter 9: Groundwater modeling | ||
| R, October 21 | Chapter 9: Groundwater modeling |
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| T, October 26 | Laboratory: Groundwater Flow Experiment (unconfined single and double wells) | Take home exam: remaining experiments | |
| R, October 28 | Chapter 9: Groundwater modeling http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/tm6A29/
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| T, November 2 | Chapter 10: Management of groundwater (Asarco, ) |
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| R, November 4 | Chapter 10: Management of groundwater (Mesilla Bolson) | ||
| W, November 10 | Arsenic Webinar, Burges Hall Room 411 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Here are the slides, I will bring printouts for everyone |
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| R, November 11 | Chapter 10: Management of groundwater (Hueco Bolson) We will spend some time going over how to make the spreadsheets - bring your computer so you can work along in class. |
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| T, November 16 | Hydraulics Lab, Contaminant Transport Experiment | ||
| W, November 17 | Arsenic Webinar, 12-1:30 PM, Burges Hall 411 | ||
| R, November 18 | Chapter 12: Subsurface investigation of groundwater | ||
| T, November 23 | Chapter 13: Artificial recharge of groundwater | ||
| R, November 25 | Thanksgiving | ||
| T, November 30 | Second Exam |
Lectures: Capture (TM) |
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| R, December 2 | Last day of class | ||
| T, December 7 | Final Exam 4-6:45 PM | ||
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GradesGrading will consist of 2 midterm exams (25%), Laboratory reports/exerciese (25%)and a final exam (25%). The score on the final may be substituted for any other score. The final exam will serve as a makeup exam if required. Tests will be part open book and part closed book. Open book tests allow for use of the textbood, and one page of student notes. Closed book portions allow for one page of notes. The tests will cover class lectures, assigned homework, and assigned reading. Some old tests are included as links on this web page.
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Policy on CheatingStudents are expected to be above reproach in all scholastic activities. Students who engage in scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course and dismissal from the university. "Scholastic dishonesty included but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." Regents' Rules and regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22. Since, scholastic dishonesty harms the individual, all students, and the integrity of the university, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced. In short, cheating will not be tolerated. |
Class Format The class will generally consist of short lectures followed by problem solving sessions. Some of the problem solving sessions are intended to promote thought and discussion; others are to work through homework. It is expected that the student will have read the relevant chapter and worked all assigned homework prior to coming to class. A portion of the class will be online.
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