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).

Course coordinators

Marzena Szostakiewicz-Hołownia

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).

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