CENG 139
				Groundwater Hydrology

Course Syllabus

Instructor:

Ed Maurer (click for web site)
email

Class Meeting Time and Office Hours:

MWF 9:15-10:20, Room EC 108
Office Hours: Mon. and Tues., 3:45-5:00 pm, or at other times by appointment, Room EC237.

Primary Text (required):

Applied Hydrogeology, Fourth Edition, 2001, C.W. Fetter, Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN: 0-13-088239-9

Course Description:

Groundwater occurrence, flow principles, flow to wells, and regional flow. Groundwater contamination, management, and numerical modeling.

Course Goals:

In this class we will study the occurence and movement of groundwater, focusing on quantitiative analysis. Students will gain abilities to analyze the drawdown of the groundwater table near pumping wells, and to examine the potential land subsidence associated with that. There will also be a focus on regional groundwater movement employing the computer model MODFLOW, probably the most widely used groundwater model, and to evaluate the sustainability of using groundwater as a water source.

Prerequisites:

MECH 122: Fluid Mechanics I

Grading and other class policies:

The grading structure for this class is (it may be adjusted during the first half of the course):

Homeworks, labs, and class participation:	35%
Modeling project	15%
Midterm Exam and quizzes	30%
Final Exam	20%