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1 Grand Canyon Controlled Flood – 1996 Cost $2.5 million in lost power

2 Youth Early Maturity Late Maturity Old Age Rejuvenation uplift or lower base level

3 River Terraces Incised Meanders

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5 Group PRS What could have caused this change? Rise in Base Level Drop in base Level Drop in elevation Increase in Rainfall Decrease in Stream Velocity

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7 Stream Piracy

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11 GROUNDWATER

12 Infiltration rate affected by porosity/permeability of surface, soil water content, time

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14 The water table is the boundary between zones of _____ and _____
Transpiration and Infiltration Saturation and Unsaturation Infiltration and Runoff Aquifer and Surface Transpiration and Runoff

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17 Development of an area usually increases
Transpiration Infiltration Runoff Groundwater All of the above

18 So what does it matter if runoff is affected?
So, what do we do?

19 AQUIFER – rock/soil with high permeability and porosity
AQUITARDE (Aquiclude) – material with low permeability RECHARGE – water goes into groundwater system – rain, influent streams, injection wells DISCHARGE – water leaves groundwater system – springs, seeps, wells, evapo-transpiration, effluent streams

20 Wells and Cones of Depression
Within cone of Depression Groundwater flow Direction is changed

21 Under what circumstances could the well be contaminated? Water table rise B. Water table fall C. Well pumped D. Well not pumped

22 Confined Aquifers and Artesian Systems

23 KARST H2O + CO2 = H2CO3

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25 In Karst terranes, the land surface is underlain by
Sandstone Granite Rhyolite Metamorphic Rocks Limestone

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29 Karst terranes are not typified by
Sinkholes B. Caves C. Geysers D. Springs E. All these are typical

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36 Lake Jackson

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38 Group Question If you are considering buying a piece of property, would you investigate the presence of a possible sink hole? A=yes B=no

39 Groundwater and Development

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42 In the 1990’s representatives from the Tampa-St
In the 1990’s representatives from the Tampa-St. Petersburg Area were considering a contract with Wakulla Co. to buy water and pipe from the coast here to Tampa. Do you think this is a good idea? A=yes B=no

43 Deep Aquifer Zones and Waste Injection
“Out of sight….”

44 Waste Injection Wells

45 Do you think waste injection into the boulder zone is a good long term solution?
A=yes B=no

46 Waste Injection Wells

47 Salt Water Intrusion seawater is denser than fresh water
For every 1 m that the WT is above sealevel, the SW/FW boundary will be ~40 m below sealevel

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51 Aquifer Storage & Recovery

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