Exploration and identification of groundwater 1300-OPRWPW-GES

The lecture is designed to acquaint students with:
- hydrogeological structures in clastic and solid rocks
- hydrogeological databases,
- taxonomy of groundwater (hydrogeological structure, aquifer, groundwater circulation system, conceptual model),
- balance of water, balance of groundwater (raw hydrogeological and detailed balance)
- division and characteristics of groundwater resources (static, dynamic, renewable, disposable, admissible volume of extracted groundwater, groundwater resources related to the aquifer compressibility, artificial, etc.,
- the legal basis for determining resources
- determination of admissible volume of extracted groundwater: calculation of resources based on the results of research pumping test
- hydrogeological documentation for identify the exploitation resources of the groundwater intake, implementation scheme (text and graphics, approval mode),
- determination of renewable groundwater
• hydrogeological regionalization of Poland: regions, subregions, hydrogeological regions, groundwater bodies, MGB, types of units balance: catchment, hydrological region, water-management region
• types of recharge: infiltration, lateral, ascending recharge,
• schedule of work for determination of renewable resources: collection of archival data, work and field studies, laboratory research,
• preparation of data for the calculations, regional variability of parameters for the calculation (precipitation, thickness of aquifers, evapotranspiration, infiltration coefficient)
• analytical methods for determining resources: hydrologic (division of hydrograph, Kille’s, Wundt’s method), indicator method (by Duda et al.)
• numerical methods: boundaries of the balanced area (which has been tested on a numerical model, package selection, calculation, input data, boundary conditions, validation of model, analysis calculation error)

- determination of disposable resources
• criteria of limitation of groundwater usage (residual flow of rivers, ecosystems dependent on groundwater, protected areas, current water exploitation permission and their regional distribution, et al.)
• the methodology of determining the disposable resources, restrictions on the use of renewable resources,
• regional differences of volume of disposable resources within the balanced area
• disposable resources during the dry season (guaranteed),
• hydrogeological documentation for identify the disposable resources of groundwater in the balance area (text and graphics)
- requirements and procedures for the approval of resources,
- prospective resources and available for using,
- uniform water-management balance of water regions, balance area, , water-management region
- geothermal water and geothermal energy resources:
• the method of projection and construction of geothermal wells as well as the scope and methods of hydrogeological research in these wells,
• geothermal water and geothermal energy resources
• the ability to neutralize the water,
• hydrogeological documentation and procedures for its approval.
- groundwater resources in Poland and the state of their recognition; ordinary, therapeutic and thermal water,
- the protection of groundwater resources in Poland, the management of resources (legislation, institutions responsible for water management, including groundwater management).
- national, regional and local groundwater monitoring (quantitative and qualitative),
- mining area in connection with groundwater (therapeutic and thermal).

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

Students should have basic knowledge related to: - classification of rocks because of their genesis and lithological composition; - stratification of rocks; - tectonics of rocks; - Quaternary geology; - methods of hydrological research used in hydrogeology - systematics of hydrogeology; - chemical composition and physical properties of groundwater and interpretation of hydrogeochemical analyses - groundwater flow and the rules that govern it - groundwater resources - methodology of hydrogeological field research - methodology of geological drilling - types of groundwater intakes - groundwater intakes projection - groundwater protection The knowledge on these subjects a student can earn during the following obligatory subjects conducted at UW: - Dynamic Geology (lecture and exercises of at least two semesters); - Structural Geology (lecture and exercises of at least one semester); - Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology (lecture and exercises of at least one semester); - Hydrology and hydraulics (lecture and exercises of at least one semester); - Hydrogeology (lecture and exercises of at least one semester); - Groundwater protection (lecture and exercises of at least one semester); - Field course in hydrogeology, engineering geology and environmental protection - Drilling (lecture and exercises of at least one semester), - Field course in applied geology and environmental protection, - Drilling (lecture and exercises of at least one semester), - Methods for calculation of groundwater flow (lecture and exercise of at least one semester), - Hydrogeological projection and documentation (lecture and exercise of at least one semester), - Hydrogeological mapping (lecture of at least one semester).

Course coordinators

Marzena Szostakiewicz-Hołownia

Learning outcomes

After completing the course (lectures and exercises) a student:
- has knowledge of water and water-management balances
- has knowledge on projecting research to preparation a resource documentation
- has knowledge of resources and volume of ordinary, mineral and thermal water reservoirs in Poland
- has deepened knowledge of admissible volume of extracted groundwater of intake and disposable resources of the area
- is able to calculate volume of admissible volume of extracted groundwater and renewable groundwater with using several methods
- consistently applies the principle of interpreting the hydrogeological calculations based on the data collected during fieldwork and subsequent analysis of archival materials,
- has knowledge of the range of modeling of hydrodynamic processes under simulated condition on numerical model,
- knows and understands the basic concepts of copyright and industrial property
- uses advanced computing techniques,
- is fluent in using professional literature,
- has the ability to critically analyze archival materials and the results of field and laboratory studies
- formulates appropriate proposals to the results of research and calculations and is able to perform a complete elaboration, consistent with the requirements
- is able to present verbally, in a form of a presentation, the most of the important theses of his research and substantively justify them,
- understands the need to continuously adapt their knowledge to changing legal regulations and new scientific developments,
- is able to work in a group and plan research to a wider group of people,
- Is able to think in an entrepreneurial manner.

Assessment criteria

Lecture ended with an exam on the grade (to take the exam, the student must have a positive grade on the classes).
Requirements on the exam:
- knowledge of the material presented in the lectures,
- knowledge of literature and the data contained in the legislation indicated by the lecturer on the first lecture
- knowledge of the practical knowledge gained during the exercise

Practical placement

not aplicable

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1300-OPRWPW-GES in USOSweb