PPT-Groundwater – Vital to Healthy Communities

Steve Gaffield Montgomery Associates Thomas Hovel City of Fitchburg WI Madeline Gotkowitz Wisconsin Geological Survey Topics Groundwater basics amp current issues Madisons drinking water issues. Hydraulic Head. Bernoulli’s Equation. Hydrostatic Pressure. Hydraulic Head. Bernoulli’s Equation. Hydrostatic Pressure. Hydraulic Head. Total Hydraulic Head (drop velocity – why?). . Or. and Management. Kenneth D. Schmidt. Principal. Kenneth D. Schmidt & Associates. Water-Level Hydrographs . for Wells East of Sanger. Water-Level Hydrographs . for Well Southwest of Madera. Water-Level Hydrographs for . Much of the global H. 2. O, resides below the surface of the Earth in what geologists refer to as . groundwater. . . Although in the subsurface, it has a large impact on society and the features that we see on the surface of the Earth.. Makes up 23% of Earth’s freshwater.. 12% Shallow (we can reach). 11% Deep (out of our reach). Underground Layers. When precipitation occurs, water often seeps down into the soil and trickles down in between particles of soil and through cracks and spaces in layers of rock. . Alison Parker, . David Nussbaumer, Afua Owusu, Ian Sutton. Understanding . long-term changes in Lusaka’s groundwater levels. Method. Collect long-term data on:. Groundwater levels. Climate. Groundwater abstraction. Tom M. Marston, U. S. Geological Survey. In cooperation with the . Utah Division of Water Rights. Parowan Valley. Approx. 160 mi. 2. Structural depression between Hurricane fault and the Red Hills. Closed surface-water basin (aside from Winn Gap). William L. Cunningham. Acting Chief, USGS Office of Groundwater. Briefing to . ACWI Workgroup . How to Sustain and Enhance High Quality Water Monitoring under Constrained Budgets . January 28, 2013. Monitoring Networks Outline. The Unseen Part of the Water Cycle. Salt Groundwater. Ground Water. Reservoir. . The present-day surface hydrologic cycle. The numbers in parentheses refer to volumes of water in millions of cubic kilometres,. W. ater. Chapters 10, 11, & 12. Breaking down rocks by physical means, like . ice, wind, water, gravity, and plants/animals. Ice wedging. occurs when water squeezes into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, and cracks the rock open. sandstone and . Rogersville shale play area, eastern Kentucky. Kentucky . Geological Survey, University of . Kentucky. GSI . Environmental Inc., . Austin. , . TX. Possible Contamination Pathways of Hydraulic Fracturing to Groundwater Aquifers . Water Education Foundation SGMA Tour. October 6, 2016. Overview of Legislation. Recognizes the value of . l. ocal management of water resources. Requires the development . of Groundwater Sustainability . Delphi . Corporation, . Wyoming. , . Michigan. Dr. Peter E. Riemersma. Department of Geology. Grand Valley State University. Allendale, Michigan. Geohydrology (Geo 440), 3 credit, . no lab, elective. Improving . Access to Healthy Foods. Relevance. A food desert is a geographic area where affordable and healthy food is difficult to obtain, particularly for those without access to an automobile. Food deserts also exist in rural areas and low-income communities. . Non-Invasive Blood Flow Measurements Using Ultrasound Modulated Diffused Light. N. . Racheli. a. , A. Ron. a. , Y. . Metzger. a. , I. . Breskin. a. , G. . Enden. b. , M. . Balberg. a. , R. . Shechter.