Learn—or refresh your memory—in this workshop that provides an in-depth overview of groundwater hydrology fundamentals. Topics covered include the definitions and applications of hydrologic parameters, reasons for aquifer pumping and slug tests, and basic groundwater equations, as well as the design and operation of aquifer testing procedures, test design considerations, test duration, and test equipment (vented vs. nonvented pressure transducers). How data from aquifer tests are used to calculate key hydrologic parameters are also reviewed. You will learn the differences between analyzing pumping tests and slug tests in confined and unconfined aquifers. Methods of data analysis such as Theis type curve, Cooper-Jacob straight line, Cooper-Bredehoeft-Papadopulos method, Hvorslev method, and Bouwer-Rice method will be discussed, as will new advances in pressure transducer and software technology, which allow aquifer tests to be conducted with greater speed and accuracy, and with more reliable data at a much lower cost.

3 CEPs