Earth Sciences 440

Ground Water Resources

Fall 2008

7:30-8:45 Tuesday and Thursday in 121 Roberts Hall

Steve Custer: 200 Traphagen Hall scuster@montana.edu

Office Hours
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Last modified by Steve Custer 11 December 2008

Prerequisites: Jr.  Standing; CS 150 or equivalent; Math 170 or 182; Chem 132; Phys 205;ESCI 111 and 112
Required Book: Schwartz, F.W., and Zhang, H., Fundamentals of Ground Water: John Wiley, New York, New York,  583 p.
Programs from book: Program Web Source from the publishers of your text book
Optional Book: Glover, T.J., 2000, Pocket Ref (second edition): Sequoia Publishing, Littleton, CO, 542 p; also see front book cover. 
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Schedule of Problems for the Course

Course Schedule ESCI 440 Groundwater Resources
Mon Date Day Topic Reading
Sept
2
T  Introduction
Wells
Syllabus  153-167

4 R Head 44-49; 61-65; Goodrich, 1992
 Sept 8
M
Celia NGWA Darcy Lecture Noon Chemistry Auditorium
 Students are strongly urged to attend.
Sept 9
T Q=-KAdh/dl    K, k, T=Kb, Kx and Kv 49-65; 71-73
  11
R Aquifer, Aquitard, Confined, Unconfined
Flow Systems
69-70; 183-209
TopoDrive; Instructions I and II;
 


 
Sept 16 T n, S, Ss Darcy and Seepage Velocity 42-44; 46; 73-77
Sept 18 R Subsidence Kreitler, 1977; Bouwer, 1977;
Supplemental  USGS Circular 1182
 


 
Sept 23
T Alternative Exercise  ISSW

 Sept 25 R Examination through Seepage Velocity
 

 


 
 Sept 30 T Alluvial Aquifers 77-84
Oct
2
R Alternate Assignment (AWRA is in Big Sky)  




 
 Oct 7 T Glacial Aquifers 84-86; Hendry, 1981
  9 R Clastic Sedimentary Rock 86-90; Huntoon and Lundy
 


 
Oct 14 T Carbonate Sedimentary Rock 90-94
Aram p.294-299; Hill, 1990
Oct 16 R Folds, and Faults Aram p.294-299 again.
 



Oct 21
T Lineaments/Fractures;
Crystalline Rocks
 94-106; 146-150
 Oct 23 R Crystalline Rocks
Review Subdivision Problem With Class

 Whitehead and Covington; Davis and DeWiest.
 



Oct 28 T States of Flow;
Continuity
 107-114
 Oct 30
R Continuity  




 
Nov 4 T Election Day

 Nov 6 R Examination through Crystaline Rocks

 



 Nov 11 T Veterans Day Holiday

 Nov 13 R We are one and a half  lectures behind.
We are one and a half lecture behind
 



Nov 18 T Flow Nets & Refraction;                       Theis Aquifer Test 57-59;  115-114;  219-227 (see programs)
Nov 20 R Cooper-Jacob Aquifer Test 227-237 (see programs)
 


 
Nov 25
T Aquifer Test Complications 115-128; 240-255; 258-270;
292-307; 310-335 (see programs)
 Nov 27 R Thanksgiving Holiday

 


 
Dec 2 T Point Tests 273-288
Dec 4 R Chemical Parameters/Standards Drinking Water: WQB7;  369-381
EPA Safe Drinking Water
Livestock stds:  1,  2,   3 References
 


  
 Dec 9 T Chemical Presentation 381-396; Harvey and Sibray, 2001
 Dec 11 R Rock-Water interaction 411-441 Chapter 21




 
Dec 17 W
Final Examination 04:00-05:50 204 Traphagen






 
Grading:
Examination 1 15
Examination 2 15
Examination 3 30
Problems
25
Projects
             
Contouring Project
 5
Hydrograph Integration Project
 5
Subdivision Analysis Project
 5
                                                     Total
100

Disagreements regarding grading:
If, after looking at the key, you believe any written product has been miss scored, you may submit your test and a brief written defense of why you believe your work has been miss marked.

Late Papers:  Because of grading problems created by late papers and the issue of fairness to students who turn papers in on time, there is a  10% penalty for each day late including holidays and week ends.

Plagiarism:  The penalty for academic dishonesty is failure on the piece of work.  Repeated offences may result in failure in the course.

Absences:  Attendance is not taken in class, but you are responsible for lecture and text material.  Class notes should be obtained from a fellow student if a lecture is missed.  The professor does not copy notes, please get the notes from someone who attended class so you have a record of what was actually covered.  If you are ill or have a family emergency and will miss an examination if at all possible, please call the instructor BEFORE the absence so arrangements can be made to make up the test.  At least leave voice mail at 994 6906 or e-mail at scuster@montana.edu stating what has happened.

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Students with Disabilities:

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