GEOS-4430: Introduction to Hydrogeology

Fall, 2011
Dr. Tom Brikowski, brikowi@utdallas.edu

This course introduces the principles of uid migration in the earths crust. Topics include observation and quantication of the water cycle, including ground and surface water ow; regional ow, ow nets, Darcys Law, well testing, water quality and contaminant transport. The course is intended to provide the basic background required for study of or employment in hydrogeology, and in particular much of the background currently needed for the ASBOG Professional Geologist Licensing Exam. GEOS 4430 fullls one of the breadth requirements for the B.S. Geology degree. Class meets TR 1:00:2:15pm in FN 2.204 beginning Aug. 25th, 1:00pm, UTD Call Number 83380 (GEOS 4430). See also Gambling on Water in Las Vegas.

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Course Organization
Organizational Meeting

The rst class meeting (Aug. 25th, 1:00pm) will be dedicated to an organizational meeting, at Figure 1: A graphical overview of many of the topics which time a general outline of covered in GEOS 4430. The groundwater cycle, after the class topics, and any desired UNEP3 changes in lab or lecture schedule will be discussed. The laboratory portion of the class consists of two 1-day eld trips to a local eld site to make hydrogeologic measurements. 1.2 1.3 Syllabus Textbook

The course textbook will be Applied Hydrogeology by C. W. Fetter (see Publishers Description). The authors textbook website has useful problem solutions and example material.
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see this document online at http://www.utdallas.edu/~brikowi/Teaching/Hydrogeology

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Table 1: Course Syllabus. Week 0 1 2 3 4 5 FT1 6 7 8 9 10 11 FT2 12 13 14 15 16 Date Aug. 25 Aug. 30, Sep. 1 Sept. 1, 6 Sept. 8 Sept. 13, 15 Sept. 20, 22 Sat. Sept. 24 Sept. 27, 29 Oct 4,6 Oct.11, 13 Oct. 18, 20 Oct. 25, 27 Nov. 1, 3 Sat. Nov. 6 Nov. 8, 10 Nov. 15, 17 Nov. 22, 24 Nov. 29, Dec. 1 Dec. 10 11am Saturday Text Chapters 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 7-8 9 10 11 11 Topic Organizational Meeting The Importance of Hydrogeology Hydrologic Cycle: Measurement & Quantication Hydrologic Cycle (cont.) Streamow/Baseow Aquifer Properties Field Trip: Surface Water Measurements Aquifer Properties (cont.) Darcys Law, Principles of Flow No class (GSA), Regional Flow Regional Groundwater Flow, Flow Nets Flow Nets, Mid-Term Well Hydraulics Field Trip: Groundwater Measurements Unsaturated Flow, Water Quality/Water Chemistry Water Quality/Water Chemistry (cont.) Chemical Transport/Modeling Climate Change Hydrology Final Exam

GEOS-4430: Introduction to Hydrogeology, Fall, 2011 1.4 Grading

Course grades for undergraduates determined using the following weights: 60% homework, 20% midterm, 20% nal. For graduates the following weights will be used: 50% homework, 15% midterm, 15% nal, 20% research paper. 1.5 Graduate Section

The graduate section (GEOS 5310) will meet in concert with the undergraduate section (including eld trips), but in addition registrants will be required to prepare, submit, and present to the class a research paper (see Syllabus section 1.2 for deadlines). Possible topics include the following: 1. Hydrologic Impact of Mountain Top Removal Mining Techniques. Useful links: West Virginia Environmental Org. website4 2. UNDEP report on international availability of water5 Advice on persuasive writing is widely available on the Internet. Here are a few places to start: Persuasive Writing Paragraph Structure A detailed outline of the paper is due Oct. 13th, rst draft due Nov. 10th, nal draft due on the last day of class (Dec. 1st). 1.5.1 Persuasive Writing

Here is my own list of Dos and Donts for persuasive writing: Motivate your reader. Explain the signicance of your topic in the rst few sentences so the reader knows why its worth reading more. Remain focused: omit extra details, such as climate of neighboring regions. Report only the information needed for your immediate topic. Organize paragraphs: each paragraph should start with its own statement of purpose, and the following lines should justify or explain that statement. If your reader knows why the paragraph is important, theyll know what is worth remembering and why.
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http://www.ohvec.org/ http://www.unep.org/vitalwater/resources.htm

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Dont make the reader do all the work. Dont list a number of facts, and then make a bald statement loosely based on them. A good writer will carefully craft an argument, leading the reader along, pointing out how each fact/sentence ts into the argument.

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Online Resources
Lecture Notes

PDF versions of the lecture notes are available online via the following links. In general these will only be accessible from a UTD IP address. Set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2.2 Topic Introduction to Hydrogeology Quantication of the Hydrologic Cycle Precipitation Streamow Aquifer Properties Darcys Law Regional Flow/Flow Nets Well Hydraulics Unsaturated Flow Water Chemistry Chemical Transport Homework

PDF versions of the homework assignments are available online through the following links. Note the online solutions to the odd-numbered problems have moved6 : Week 1 2.3 Topic Water Balance

Lab Notes

Find the lab notes here. You should bring a copy of the notes with you, Id recommend printing them 2 or 4 pages/sheet using Acroread Page Setup or Printer Properties dialog.
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http://www.appliedhydrogeology.info/

GEOS-4430: Introduction to Hydrogeology, Fall, 2011 2.4 Textbook Software

For students who bought used textbooks, the software from the textbook CD-ROM is temporarily available online7 . Download the appropriate ZIPle, unpack it, move to the newly created subdirectory, and run setup.exe. This should start the InstallShield setup for that software package. Note that update versions of the software are available at the following links: Aqtesolv8 2.5 Hydrology Employment information on Texas Professional Geologist registration9

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