B629 – Managed Aquifer Recharge

Module
Managed Aquifer Recharge
Managed Aquifer Recharge
Module number
B629
Version: 1
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Level
Master
Duration
1 semester
Turnus
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Grischek
thomas.grischek(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturers

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Grischek
thomas.grischek(at)htw-dresden.de


Dr.-Ing. Cornelius Sandhu
cornelius.sandhu(at)htw-dresden.de


Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fabian Musche
fabian.musche(at)htw-dresden.de

Teaching language(s)

English

ECTS credits

5.00 Credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SWS (4.00 SWS Internship)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-requisite(s) for the examination
Not specified
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Design project
Weighting: 100 % | Tested in English language

Teaching form

Seminars, computer practicals, excursion

Media type
Not specified
Teaching content / structure
  • Introduction to hydrogeology and groundwater management
  • Managed aquifer recharge techniques: Bank filtration, infiltration basins, infiltration wells
  • Feasibility studies and site investigation
  • Parameter estimation (grain size analysis, pumping test, clogging)
  • Bankfiltration: Design and operation, flow and transport modeling, water quality, monitoring
  • Infiltration basins: Design and operation, flow modeling
  • Infiltration wells: Design and operation
  • Case studie, excursion to a MAR site
  • Groundwater flow and transport modeling project
Qualification objectives

Students will understand the basics of hydrogeology, groundwater management and MAR. They will be able to plan site investigations and to determine parameters for calculations. They will learn the principles of groundwater flow and transport modeling with specifics for MAR systems. They will be able to carry out a site assessment for a potential MAR system, to design the infiltration and abstraction scheme and to develop a monitoring and operation program. They will do a groundwater flow and transport modeling project for a MAR site.

Special admission requirement(s)

no

Recommended prerequisites

no

Continuation options
Not specified
Literature

Chiang, W.-H. (2005) 3-Groundwater modeling with PMWin. Springer, Heidelberg (short version as software guide available)

Ray, C., Melin, G., Linsky, R.B. (2002) Riverbank filtration - Improving source-water quality. Water Science and Technology Library 43, Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, The Netherlands

Pyne, R.D.G. (2005) Aquifer storage recovery. A guide to groundwater recharge through wells. Florida, USA.

Open sources from the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) www.iah.org, Commission on Managed Aquifer Recharge

Current teaching resources

Script (OPAL), Software Processing Modflow for Windows (via Webserver of the Department for Civil Engineering)

Notes
Not specified