Maricopa Community Colleges  WRT130   19926-20026 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/26/92
WRT130 19926-20026 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Groundwater Hydrology
Fundamentals of groundwater resources. Includes basic flow equations, well hydraulics, groundwater fluctuations, artificial recharge and basic-data collection techniques. Emphasis on the use of data in analysis of local and regional flow systems. Prerequisites: WRT100, and WRT110, or permission of department.
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WRT130   19926-20026 Groundwater Hydrology
1. Explain the relationship between groundwater and the hydrologic cycle and the use of groundwater in the United States. (I)
2. Explain Darcy's Law regarding groundwater movement. (II)
3. Calculate specific groundwater movement using permability measurements and basic flow equations. (II)
4. Compare and contrast steady and unsteady radial flow under various specific circumstances. (III)
5. Explain the procces of development, completion and testing including the factors regarding the sanitary protection of wells. (IV)
6. Describe the purpose and development of collector wells and galleries. (IV)
7. Describe specific effects of groundwater fluctuations including secular/seasonal effects, evapotranspiration effects and tidal effects. (V)
8. Define "safe yield" in relation to groundwater management and demonstrate the determination of safe yield. (VI)
9. Calculate the equation of hydrologic equlibrium for specific groundwater management examples. (VI)
10. Collect basic data using specific inflow/outflow and imported/exported sources. (VII)
11. Collect basic data for changes in surface storage/groundwater storage and subsurface inflow/outflow. (VIII)
12. Interpret groundwater conditions from specific topographic and geologic maps. (VIII)
13. Complete a water budget analysis based on specifc maps and budget studies. (VIII)
14. Describe specific techniques for artificial recharge of groundwater. (IX)
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WRT130   19926-20026 Groundwater Hydrology
    I. Groundwater Resources
        A. Groundwater in the Hydrologic Cycle
        B. Occurence of Groundwater
        C. Groundwater use in the United States
      II. Groundwater Movement
          A. Darcy's Law
          B. Coefficient of permeability
          C. Permeability measurement
          E. Basic Flow Equations
          F. Flow-line Analysis
        III. Well Hydraulics
            A. Steady Radial Flow
            B. Unsteady Radial Flow
              1. confined
              2. unconfined
              3. leaky
          IV. Water Wells
              A. Shallow Wells
              B. Deep Wells
              C. Well Development, Completion, and Testing
              D. Sanitary Protection of Wells
              E. Collector Wells nad Galleries
            V. Groundwater Fluctuations - Effects
                A. Secular and Seasonal
                B. Streamflow
                C. Evapotranspiration
                D. Atmospheric-pressure
                E. Tidal
              VI. Groundwater Management
                  A. Safe Yield
                  B. Equation of Hydrologic Equilibrium
                  C. Determination of Safe Yield
                  D. Conjunctive Use of Water Resource
                VII. Basic-data Collection
                    A. Surface Inflow/Outflow: Imported/Exported Water
                    B. Percipitation
                    C. Consumptive Use
                    D. Changes in Surface Storage
                    E. Changes in Groundwater Storage
                    F. Subsurface Inflow/Outflow
                  VIII. Groundwater Syntheses: Maps and Budget Studies
                      A. Groundwater Maps
                      B. Groundwater Conditions
                        1. Topographic Maps
                        2. Geologic Maps
                      C. Water Budget Analysis
                    IX. Artificial Recharge of Groundwater
                        A. Artificial - recharge Practice
                        B. Water Spreading
                        C. Recharge Pits
                        D. Recharge Wells
                        E. Sewage and Waste-water Recharge
                        F. Induced Recharge
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