Wednesday, December 5, 2007 : 11:20 a.m.

Optimization of Well Locations and Sequencing for Master Planning of Water Supply

David M. Bean, Geomatrix Consultants Inc.

Victor Valley Water District and Baldy Mesa Water District of Victorville, California, are employing a numerical ground water flow model to optimize the locations and sequencing of future water wells as part of the master planning for water supply. The ground water model is being utilized to estimate the safe yield of the basin, the depletion point of existing and proposed wells, and the potential impacts of several proposed ground water recharge facilities under a variety of future demand growth scenarios. The model will be optimized to adequately meet future water demands while minimizing impacts to the groundwater basin, minimizing future infrastructure costs, and maintenance of high-quality ground water supply.

David M. Bean, Geomatrix Consultants Inc. David M. Bean – A senior hydrogeologist with over 23 years of experience using numerical models to evaluate groundwater flow and solute transport in a variety of hydrogeologic environments in California and throughout the U.S. He has used models to develop and evaluate groundwater recharge (water banking) opportunities, optimize the zone-of-capture of municipal and remediation wells, and to evaluate the influence of municipal well fields and agricultural supply wells on the migration of contaminants in groundwater. Mr. Bean has experience in field investigations, water supply well installation, aquifer testing and data analysis, statistical data analysis, report preparation, and regulatory agency interaction.


2007 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting