10. Well Hydraulics & Groundwater Management

10. Well Hydraulics & Groundwater Management#

Well Hydraulics & Pumping Tests#

  • Cone of depression and drawdown

  • Theis and Thiem equations for well analysis

  • Groundwater recharge and depletion issues

Transient Well Hydraulics#

  • Theis solution for transient flow to a well

  • Concept of storativity and time-dependent drawdown

  • Cooper-Jacob approximation for late-time drawdown

Groundwater Management & Sustainability#

  • Overdraft, subsidence, and long-term water balance

  • Groundwater protection and contamination risks

  • Case studies of aquifer depletion and management strategies

Lab/Exercise: Analyzing pumping test data using Theis and Cooper-Jacob methods#

Lab/Exercise: Pumping test data analysis & groundwater modeling introduction#

Section End#

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