Prerequisite GEOL 102, GEOL 251, GEOL 335 and GEOL 421 or permission of the instructor. Hydrogeology 4 Fundamentals of surface and groundwater movement in a geologic context. Includes hydrologic, geologic, and other factors controlling groundwater flow, occurrence, development, chemistry, and contamination. Groundwater flow theory and aquifer test methods are introduced. Interactions between surface and subsurface hydrologic systems are covered.
Some field trips are possible.
Introduction to aquifer pumping tests, aquifer analysis, watershed analysis, and water budgets. Field methods are emphasized through consideration of local examples. Lecture and laboratory. This course examines the evolution of natural landscapes by water, wind, ice and tectonic processes. Approximately one third of instructional time is spent in the field.