Newsgroups: sci.geo.hydrology,sci.engr.civil

Subject: Aquifer Recharge

Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 04:32:41 GMT

Organization: Dubbo City Council

Hi all,
I work for local government  in Dubbo, NSW, Australia, and as with
many other places we are having problems with *Aquifer depletion*.

 Now Dubbo is a rural city in central west NSW with a population of
approx 38,000, with increasing urbanisation and every one wanting
*green* lawns and open spaces we are having real problems with
depletion of our aquifer. [I probably should point out that Dubbo's
summer temperature often tops the 45 deg celsius mark]
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 Hence my question... Who out there is implementing an aquifer
recharge program and how are you going about it????  
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>>From: "Bruce G. Campbell, Hyd., Mt. Pleasant,              SC"
>>
>>Hi Mark -- Sounds like you've got quite a problem on you hands. You didn't say
>>if the aquifer is confined or unconfined. If it is confined, when the pumping
>>level reaches the screens, the aquifer will begin to dewater. This usually
>>damages the hydraulic properties of the aquifer material and leads to lower
>>well yields.
>>
>>Regarding the artifical recharge, the American Society of Civil Engineers
>>just published a proceedings volume of an international conference on
>>"Artificial Recharge of Ground Water" that was held here in the US last
>>year. They can be reached at 212 705 7951 or marketing@ny.asce.org on the
>>net. Drop me a line back if you have any questions about this.
>>
>>bcampbel@usgs.gov
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>>Good Luck!   Bruce