Practical Problems in Groundwater Hydrology [With CDROM]

Preface ix Introduction xi Reference Book xii Interactive CD xii Excel Worksheets xiv Hydrogeologic Framework 1(1) Principles & Concepts 1(8) Problem 1 -- Constructing a Geologic Cross Section 9(3) Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts Problem 2 -- Constructing Potentiometric Surfaces 12(7) Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts Problem 3 -- Constructing a Potentiometric Profile 19 Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts Regional Groundwater Flow 1(1) Principles & Concepts 1(5) Problem 1 -- Determination of Regional Flow Lines 6(5) Potomac Aquifer, Eastern Coastal Plain Problem 2 -- Refraction of Groundwater Flow at Geologic Interfaces 11(5) Black Mesa Basin, Northeast Arizona Problem 3 -- Regional Flow Patterns in Sedimentary Basins 16 Hazardous Waste and Radioactive Waste Isolation Radial Flow to Wells 1(1) Principles & Concepts 1(4) Problem 1 -- Theis Equation for Distance versus Drawdown 5(5) Fire Protection Well, River Bend Station Nuclear Power Plant, St. Francisville, Louisiana Problem 2 -- Theis Equation for Time versus Drawdown 10 Dewatering System, River Bend Station Nuclear Power Plant, St. Francisville, Louisiana Stream/Aquifer Interactions 1(1) Principles & Concepts 1(4) Problem 1 -- Gaging Streamflow Gain and Loss 5(4) Aberjona River, Woburn, Massachusetts Problem 2 -- Flood Frequency and Urbanization 9 Aberjona River Watershed, Massachusetts Aquifer Testing Techniques 1(1) Principles & Concepts 1(5) Problem 1 -- Estimating Hydraulic Conductivity Using the Hazen Grain-Size Method 6(4) Remediation of TCE and PCE at North Canton, Ohio Problem 2 -- Estimating Hydraulic Conductivity Using the Hvorslev Slug-Test Method 10(5) Slate Ridge Estates Development, Fairfield County, Ohio Problem 3 -- Estimating Hydraulic Conductivity Using the Bouwer and Rice Slug-Test Method 15(5) Freedom Street Well Field, North Canton, Ohio Problem 4 -- Aquifer Test Analysis Using the Theis Type-Curve Method 20(6) Englewood Well Field, Southwest Sarasota County, Florida Problem 5 -- Cooper-Jacob Straight-Line Method of Aquifer Test Analysis 26 Englewood Well Field, Southwest Sarasota County, Florida Contaminant Transport and Remediation 1(1) Principles & Concepts 1(7) Problem 1 -- 1-D Contaminant Transport of TCE (Concentration versus Distance) 8(6) South Well Field, Wooster, Ohio Problem 2 -- 1-D Contaminant Transport of TCE (Concentration versus Time) 14(2) Anne Anderson et al. versus W.R. Grace et al., Woburn, Massachusetts Problem 3 -- Capture Curve Analysis: TCE Plume 16 South Well Field, Wooster, Ohio Groundwater Chemistry 1(1) Principles & Concepts 1(4) Problem 1 -- Balancing Major Cations and Anions 5(6) Coal Pile Storage, Deepwater Station, New Jersey Problem 2 -- Chemical Evolution of Groundwater 11(6) Silurian-Devonian Carbonate Aquifer in Central Ohio Problem 3 -- Geochemical Evaluation of Induced Infiltration from Mixing Surface Water and Groundwater 17 South Well Field, Columbus, Ohio Appendices A -- Unit Conversion Table 1(1) B -- Rock and Sediment Hydraulic Conductivity Values 2(1) C -- Rock and Sediment Porosity and Specific Yield Values 3(1) D -- Milliequivalent Conversion Factors 4 References 1