REVISED SYLLABUS - GLY 585, Hydrogeology
Spring 2001, MWF 9:00 9:50 A.M., 205 Slone Building

Instructor: Dr. Alan Fryar, 212-A Slone (phone 257-4392; fax 323-1938; e-mail afryar1@pop.uky.edu)
Office hours: drop in or by appointment

Textbook: P. A. Domenico and F. W. Schwartz, 1998, Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology (2nd ed.)

Reserves in Pirtle Geology Library (Bowman Hall):

W. Back, J. S. Rosenshein, and P. R. Seaber (eds.), 1988, Hydrogeology: Geological Society of America, Decade of North American Geology, v. O-2
P. A. Domenico and F. W. Schwartz, 1998, Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology (2nd ed.)
C. W. Fetter, 1994, Applied Hydrogeology (3rd ed.)
D. C. Ford and P. W. Williams, 1989, Karst Geomorphology and Hydrology
R. A. Freeze and J. A. Cherry, 1979, Groundwater
R. C. Heath, 1998, Basic Ground-Water Hydrology: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2220 (also available for purchase in the KGS Publication Sales Office, 106 MMRB)

Course content and activities:

This course will address the occurrence, movement, and (to a lesser extent) reactions of water within the Earths subsurface. We will emphasize the evaluation of flow directions and rates, the calculation of hydraulic properties, and the conceptual understanding of mass transport.
· I will keep copies of my notes on reserve in the Pirtle Geology Library.
· Friday classes will loosely follow a recitation format, with group discussions and exercises, reviews of homework and exams, and (or) videos.
· Tentatively, there will be two field trips: Saturday morning, March 31, to McConnell Springs, and April 6 8 (Friday afternoon Sunday afternoon) to western Kentucky.
· Lectures and homework (including some computer-based exercises) will draw upon case studies and practical examples.
· Both the midterm (March 2) and final (April 30) will be open book and will include questions from field trips, videos, and/or departmental seminars (which I will publicize). The final will be cumulative but focus on the second half of the course. I will distribute a review sheet a week to ten days before each exam.
· A term paper on a topic of hydrogeologic interest is due April 20. This will be graded on scientific content, clarity of expression (including grammar, spelling, and punctuation), and bibliographic format. I will distribute a list of suggested (but not mandatory) topics approximately one month in advance.
· Homework, the midterm, the final, and the paper will each count 25% of the final grade. Late penalties for assignments will be 7% per day if unexcused. Grading will follow a 10-point scale (90 and above = A, 80 - 89 = B, 70 - 79 = C, 60 - 69 = D, below 60 = E [no D for grad students]); curving is possible.

Schedule (subject to revision):

Week 1 (Jan. 10, 12):
Introduction; the hydrologic cycle (D & S section 1.3)

Week 2 (Jan. 17, 19)
The hydrologic cycle (continued); origin of porosity and permeability (D & S section 1.3; chapter 2)

Week 3 (Jan. 22, 24, 26)
Origin of porosity and permeability (continued); hydrogeology of Kentucky; Darcys law; hydraulic conductivity (D & S chapter 2; sections 3.1 3.2)

Week 4 (Jan. 29, 31, Feb. 2)
Porosity and hydraulic conductivity (continued); specific yield (D & S sections 2.1, 3.1)

Week 5 (Feb. 5, 7, 9)
Aquifers and mapping ground-water flow (D & S sections 3.2 3.3); Birdsall-Dreiss Lectures Feb. 7

Week 6 (Feb. 12, 14, 16)
Flow in fractured rocks; flow in the unsaturated zone (D & S sections 3.4 3.5)

Week 7 (Feb. 19, 21, 23)
Flow in the unsaturated zone (continued), conservation of fluid mass; storage properties of porous media
(D & S sections 3.5, 4.2 4.3)

Week 8 (Feb. 26, 28, Mar. 2)
Storage properties of porous media (continued) (D & S section 4.3); review and midterm

Week 9 (Mar. 5, 7, 9)
Compaction, compressibility, subsidence, and leakage; flow nets (D & S sections 2.4, 8.1, 4.4);
exam discussion; videos on drilling and aquifer testing

Spring break week of Mar. 12

Week 10 (Mar. 19, 21, 23)
Well hydraulics (D & S sections 6.1 6.2)

Week 11 (Mar. 26, 28, 30)
Well hydraulics (continued) (D & S sections 6.2 6.4); karst hydrogeology; McConnell Springs trip Mar. 31

Week 12 (Apr. 2, 4, 6)
Topographic controls on ground-water flow (D & S section 5.1); case studies: western Kentucky watersheds; western Kentucky trip April 6 8

Week 13 (Apr. 9, 11, 13)
Videos on ground-water sampling; mass transport in ground water (D & S sections 10.1 10.2, 18.1)

Week 14 (Apr. 16, 18, 20)
Mass transport in ground water (continued); ground-water geochemistry (D & S sections 10.2 10.5, 10.7; chapter 11); term paper due

Week 15 (Apr. 23, 25, 27)
Ground-water geochemistry (continued); ground-water contamination and remediation (including videos)
(D & S chapter 12; section 17.1); review

Final exam: Mon., April 30, 1:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M.

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