Woldia University

FNCS
Earth Science/Geology Program
Program Geology
Course Code Geol 4201
Course Title Groundwater Resources Management
Degree program Undergraduate
Module Code GEOL-M4202
Module Name Elective Courses
Module No Module 17
Course Chair
Instructor/tutor
Mode of delivery Block
CP 5
Contact Hours Lecture Tutorial Lab/Prac HS CP

3 0 0 7 5
Lecture days, hours and Room Pending
Target Group Geology students
Year / semester Year 4 Semester I
Status of the Course Compulsory

Course Aim/Rationale: This course aims at enhancing student’s skills and knowledge of
tools, methods and approaches used in groundwater resources management.
Learning Outcomes: After successful completion of the course students will gain
understanding of methods and tools needed in groundwater management. Students gain
computational skills from hands on training on groundwater management tools.
 Content Activities Reference
1. Concepts of Sustainable Yield Foster, S.,
 1.1 Concepts of groundwater management Lawrence, A. and Morris,
1.2 Definition of groundwater management B. (1997) Groundwater in
1.3. Groundwater management objectives Urban Development:
1.4 Sustainable Yield or Safe Yield Assessing Management
1.5 Groundwater Budgets or Equation of Needs and
hydrologic equilibrium Taking notes, Formulating Policy
2. Information in Groundwater Resources group Strategies. World Bank
Management discussion,
 Quantifying groundwater recharge questioning and
 Geohydrological information answering
3. Groundwater Monitoring
3.1 Aims, Benefits and Challenges
3.2 Wells
3.2.1 Abstraction Wells
3.2.2 Monitoring Well
4. Groundwater Management Concept
 Watershed concepts: water management,
land management, Salman, M.A. (Ed.)
Integrated management Taking notes, (1999) Groundwater:
4.2 Response of Aquifer to Changes group
4.3 Groundwater Supply and Demand
Management
4.3.1 Groundwater Supply Management
4.3.2 Groundwater Demand Management
4.4 Spring Development and Protection
discussion,
5. Groundwater Management Tools and Schiffler, M.
Instruments Students should (2000) Groundwater in
5.1 Technical Tools identify the tools Rural Development:
5.1.1 CONJUNCTIVE USES OF and instruments, Facing the Challenges of
GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS they should Supply and Resource
5.1.2 Artificial Recharge actively Sustainability. World
5.2. INSTITUTIONS involved Bank Technical Paper
6. Mathematical Modeling in Groundwater ground water 463, Washington, D.C.,
Resources Management modeling USA.
Quantitative approach to groundwater
management
MODFLOW and other computer programs
Optimization tools (general model for water
resources)
Assessment:
Quiz=10% Test 1=15% Individual Assignment =10% Test 2=15%
Group Assignment =10% Final exam=40%
Final=40%
References

Government of India ministry of water resources central ground water board, 2007.manual on artificial
recharge of ground water.

March2007 groundwater management technical guide

groundwater-management-tools,,,Eigenmodel

M.K.JERMAR Water resources and water management

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Department Head

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Faculty Dean

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