Groundwater Hydrology

Catalog description

This course provides a comprehensive coverage of fundamental principles governing subsurface flow and transport, methods and problems encountered in managing groundwater resources. Specifically, this course will address concerns and competition for water supplies, contamination of groundwater, and enhanced regulation of water resources. Topics covered include: Darcy equation, the aquifer flow equation, storage properties, regional circulation, unsaturated flow, recharge, well hydraulics, numerical models, groundwater quality, contaminant transport processes, etc. Prerequisite(s): I ESE 451.