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Groundwater. All water found underground, frequently in: Joints and cracks in rocks Open space between sediment grains Cave systems. http://www.ctecomputer.com/fountains/. Porosity and Permeability.

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  1. Groundwater • All water found underground, frequently in: • Joints and cracks in rocks • Open space between sediment grains • Cave systems http://www.ctecomputer.com/fountains/

  2. Porosity and Permeability Porosity –volume of open space within a body of rock or sediment (all space not occupied by solid material) Permeability – how easily fluid can move through the rock or sediment, which is frequently dependent on how much connectivity there is between pores.

  3. Porosity Volume of open space within a body of rock or sediment. Usually expressed as a percentage of the total volume of rock or sediment. http://www.epa.gov/

  4. Permeability Ease with which fluid moves through the rock or sediment. Rock and sediment can have high porosity, but very low permeability (e.g., mudstone), and vice versa (e.g., lava tubes). http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/GeologicalDiagrams1.html

  5. Aquifers • Bodies of rock and/or sediment with high permeability through which groundwater flows. • Bodies of rock with low permeability are called aquicludesoraquitards. • Unconfined aquifer- aquifer with open to the surface • Confined aquifer - aquifer confined at the top by an aquiclude or aquitard

  6. Unsaturated zone saturated zone Unconfined aquifers • Groundwater in unconfined aquifers is found in two underground zones: • Unsaturated zone - pore space primarily filled with air • saturated zone - pore space filled with water • The top of the saturated zone is a surface called the water table.

  7. This is an unconfined aquifer (open to air at top)

  8. high pressure low pressure low pressure Water Flow in an Unconfined Aquifer Groundwaterflows from high pressure to low pressure.

  9. Confined Aquifers Confined aquifers get their water from precipitation in a recharge area – an area where the confined aquifer comes to the surface and becomes an unconfined aquifer. http://www.horsleywitten.com/evergreen/mod-1-aquifers.html The water flows down into the confined part of the aquifer, where it is under pressure from the mass of the overlying water. Flow through confined aquifers is determined solely by pressure. The water flows away from areas of high pressure. If the confining layer is punctured by a well, the water will rise inside the well to a level determined by the amount of pressure within the confined aquifer.

  10. The weight of the overlying rocks puts pressure on the water in a confined aquifer. Potentiometric surface - level to which water in a confined aquifer will rise if given the chance. Artesian well - a well in which water rises without pumping due to a high potentiometric surface. If the potentiometric surface is above the well head (the top of the well), water will flow to the surface, making a flowing artesian well.

  11. A successful water well is a hole in the ground that penetrates the water table of an unconfined aquifer or the confining layer of a confined aquifer. Wells are pumped by creating a zone of relatively low pressure, which pulls water up and out of the surrounding sediment or rock. Pumping creates a cone of depression in the surrounding water table, and changes the local flow system.

  12. well 1 well 2 stream or lake underwater storage tank Water Flow Through Model unconfined aquifer aquicude confined aquifer Well 1: taps the upper, unconfined aquifer Well 2: taps the lower, confined aquifer

  13. Water Table and Potentiometric Surface unconfined aquifer aquicude confined aquifer Water table - in unconfined aquifer, the border between the saturated and unsaturated zones Potentiometric Surface - level to which water from a confined aquifer will rise if given a chance. Determined by pressure in confined aquifer.

  14. Water Table and Potentiometric Surface Both the surfaces are dynamic, changing with the amount of water flow through the system

  15. contaminant in underground tank Groundwater Contamination Contaminant - any material that can be moved through groundwater

  16. Groundwater Contamination In groundwater with no flow, the contaminant will move through water by diffusion (from high concentration to low concentration)

  17. Groundwater Contamination In more realistic model (e.g., in which water flows out at stream) the contaminant will flow with the water, making a pollution plume.

  18. cone of depression Groundwater Contamination Well 1 Pumping of Well 1 results in a cone of depression in water table, and thus the pumping of the contaminant up the well.

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