UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
CE 510---GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
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Instructor:
Groundwater Hydrology, 3rd edition
By: Todd, et al., John Wiley.
Ground Water and Surface Water A Single Resource, U.S.
Geological Survey Circular 1139. This text will be provided by
the instructor.
Groundwater and Surface Water in Southern California,
A Guide to Conjunctive Use: Published by the Association of
Ground Water Agencies. This text will be on the Instructor
Website.
Optimal Management of Flow in Groundwater Systems
By: Ahlfeld & Mulligan, Academic Press, 2000.
Groundwater Management Practices, IAHR Monograph, 2011
By: Findikakis, et al.
California Groundwater Management, Groundwater Resources
Association of California, 2nd edition, 2005.
Iraj Nasseri. P.E., Ph.D.
inasseri@usc.edu
Office: (310) 963-6124
Water is essential for human consumption and sanitation, for the production of many
industrial goods, and for the production of food and fiber. Population and economic
growth demand for more water. Water either as surface water or groundwater is
unequally distributed on the earth, and its availability at any place varies greatly with
time. The demand for water also varies with time at any place. This lack of harmony
between supply and demand calls for a careful management of water resources.
Management of water resources is influenced by economic, environmental, legal,
political, and social considerations as well as engineering facts.
Traditionally, management of water resources has focused on surface water or
groundwater as if they were separate entities. Effective management of water resources
must be built on a foundation that surface water and ground water are simply two
manifestations of a single integrated resource. Nearly all surface-water sources (streams,
lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries) interact with groundwater. Withdrawal of water from
streams can deplete groundwater or conversely, pumping of groundwater can deplete
water in streams and lakes. Pollution of surface water can cause degradation of
groundwater quality and conversely pollution of groundwater can degrade surface water.
Meeting the increasing demand for water requires significant improvements and
innovations in how to optimize our existing water supplies to balance water demands.
One proven way is to store excess water during wet years beneath the ground for use
during dry years. This coordinated management of surface water and groundwater is
called conjunctive use. The conjunctive use concept is intended to increase total supplies
and enhance water supply reliability.
Date
Subject
1/4
What is Groundwater Management?--- Historical Perspective of
Water Use, Management and Development. Where does your
Water Come from? What are Important Water Issues in California?
Text #1: P464-469 (10.3)
Ref. #3: Chapter 1
1/28
Groundwater and Surface Water Hydrology---Groundwater and
Surface Water in Hydrology Cycle, Hydrologic Budget, Sources
of Groundwater Data, Natural Processes of Groundwater and
Surface Water Interaction, Darcy’s Law, Groundwater Flow
Equations, Aquifers and Groundwater Basins.
Text #1: P13 (1.5)-32, P52 (2.6)-59(2.9.1), P86-99(3.3.4)
Text #2: P1-21
2/4, 2/11
Well Hydraulics and Groundwater Modeling---Steady
Groundwater Flow, Unsteady Groundwater Flow, Well Flow Near
Aquifer Boundary, Multiple Well System, Partially penetrating
Wells, Total Pumping Head, and Well Losses and Efficiency.,
Why Do We Need Groundwater Models?, Types of Groundwater
Models, Governing Equations, Method of Solutions, Description of
USGS Modflow, and Case Study.
Text # 1: P146-198, P242-250 (5.13)
2/25, 3/4
Concepts of Groundwater Basin’s Management---Groundwater
Yields, Methods of Determining Safe Yield, Overdrafts, Concept
of Conjunctive Use, Groundwater Laws and Policies
Text #1: P469 (10.3)-477 (10.7)
Text #3: P1-12
3/4
Review for Midterm Exam
3/11
Midterm Exam
3/11, 3/25
Groundwater Recharge Concepts and Methods---Concepts,
Methods, Stormwater Spreading Grounds, Recharge , Recharge by
Injection Wells, Mounds, Examples of Groundwater Recharge
Projects
Text #1: P547-558, P567 (13.5)-576 (13.6)
4/1, 4/8
Optimal Management of Groundwater Basins---Formulation of
Optimization Problems, Examples of Optimization Approach,
Solving Optimization Problems Using Simplex Method, Use of
Groundwater Management Models.
Text #1: P481-499
Ref. #1: P1-81
4/15, 4/22
Groundwater Quality Management---Quality of Groundwater,
Sources and Causes of Pollution, Transport Processes of
Pollutants.
Text #1: P329-337 (7.4),
P378 (8.8)-385 (8.8.4)
4/22, 4/29
Groundwater Management in Coastal Basins---Occurrence of
Seawater Intrusion, Fresh-Salt Water Interface, Control of
Seawater Intrusion, and examples of Seawater intrusion Projects
Text #1: P589-611
4/29
Review for Final Exam
5/13
Final Exam
Assignments:
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3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.3.5, 3.4.1, 3.5.2, 3.6.1
4.1.7, 4.2.1, 4.2.7, 4.3.1
4.4.4, 4.7.1, 4.8.1
Assignment will be provided
13.5.1, 13.5.3
Assignment will be provided
8.8.1, 8.8.4
14.3.1, 14.5.1, 14.6.1
Course Requirements and Grading:
Reading assignments and homework:
Midterm exam:
Project:
20%
30%
20%
2/4
2/11
2/25
3/4
4/23
4/15
4/22
4/29
Final exam:
30%