ESS 454 Hydrogeology Module 2 Properties of Materials Basic Physics Darcy’s Law Characteristics of Aquifers Elasticity and Storage Instructor: Michael.

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ESS 454 Hydrogeology Module 2 Properties of Materials Basic Physics Darcy’s Law Characteristics of Aquifers Elasticity and Storage Instructor: Michael Brown

Characteristics of Aquifers Learning Objectives Water table: – Define and Illustrate examples of aquifers – Understand the relationship between flow directions and geometry of the surface If flat -> no flow Sloping -> flow in down-hill direction Discharge at lowest point Aquifer – Understand that it is a geologic unit capable of storing and transmitting water to wells Know that permeability of aquifer materials is typically > Darcy Confining layers: Understand definitions of aquitards, aquifuge, and leaky confining layer Know that permeability of confining layers is typically < Darcy K>0.5 inches/day

Understand the difference between Unconfined and Confined aquifers Know what an Artesian aquifer and a Perched aquifer are – Be able to draw representative cross sections to illustrate Potentiometric Surfaces – Know what is meant by a “screened well” – Be able to illustrate a confined aquifer with a collection of wells screened at a common depth – Be able to contour Head (elevation of water in each well) to illustrate the “Potentiometric Surface” – Be able to determine the magnitude and direction of the gradient of the Potentiometric surface and correctly determine the direction of water flow. Be able to connect aquifer properties (Transmisivity and Storativity) with properties of geologic materials (K, S y, compressibility) Understand the significance of Homogeneity and Anisotropy

Water Table Vadose or unsaturated zone Saturated zone Water Table Capillary Fringe screen Unconfined Horizontal water table => no flow

hh ll Flow Direction Groundwater flows in direction of decreasing hydraulic head Hydraulic gradient =  h/  l Water Table Unconfined

Surface defined by location of water table is the “Potentiometric Surface” Gradient of hydraulic head is in “uphill” direction Can map hydraulic head as contour plot dh/dl flo w Water Table

In absence of flow, water table is flat – Sloping water table implies flow The water table has the general shape as the surface topography Groundwater flow is usually from topographic highs to topographic lows Groundwater discharges at topographic low spots Recharge by – Infiltration – Lateral or vertical flow from other aquifers Some Humid Climate Generalities

Aquifers “A geologic unit capable of storing and transmitting water to wells” Typically need permeability > 0.01 Darcy Hydraulic Conductivity K > 0.5 inches/day Confined (artesian) aquifer has bounding units with lower hydraulic conductivity aquitard aquifuge Upper confining layer lower confining layer aquifer Recharge by slow infiltration through “leaky confining layer” or by lateral flow Hydraulic head is higher than boundary with upper confining layer Well is “flowing” if hydraulic head is above local surface

Aquifers confined A variety of geologic situations give rise to layers having different hydraulic conductivities confining layers aquifers Recharge region

Aquifers Transition from Unconfined to “artesian” to “flowing” aquifer

Aquifers “Perched: aquifer and generation of “springs”

Aquifer Characteristics Transmisivity – T T = b * K b is aquifer thickness, SI units of m 2 /s for horizontal flow T is sum of T’s for all layers Storativity – S For a volume of water V w generated from an area “A” for a drop in hydraulic head of  h V w = S A  h Remember that geologic materials were characterized by their “hydraulic Conductivity” (K) and their “Specific Yield” (S y ) volume S is dimensionless & <1

Homogeneity and Isotropy Homogeneous: property is the same in all locations Isotropic: property is the same when measured in every direction Aquifers are generally “Inhomogeneous” and “Anisotropic” Regions of lower K Joints with higher K But in Ignorance this is frequently overlooked

Anisotropy A largest difference in Hydraulic Conductivity may exist between the horizontal and vertical directions – For horizontal flow: K = sum (K hm b m )/b – For vertical flow: K = b /sum(b m /K vm ) K is a “tensor property” – If K is scalar (isotropic) flow is in direction of head gradient – If K is tensor (anisotropic), flow is not parallel to gradient Flow can be determined from linear algebra Will quantitatively develop this idea later

Coming Up: Specific Storage Elasticity: water and rock are elastic – Hooke’s Law: dx/x =  d  Effective Stress: –  T =  e + P (total stress is supported by rock and by fluid) – d  T = d  e + dP (if  T is constant dP = -d  e ) Specific Storage (S s ) =  water g (  + n  ) – Units of 1/L – Storativity S = b S s (dimensionless) Preview of important concepts