Groundwater: Hydrogeological Concepts

This lecture emphasizes the importance of groundwater in developing countries, particularly for women who are traditionally responsible for household water supplies. It covers topics such as groundwater sustainability, hydrogeochemical processes, and the decline of groundwater resources. The instructor introduces practical solutions in well hydraulics and mathematical models to understand groundwater flow processes. The lecture also discusses the structure of aquifers, the concept of confined and unconfined aquifers, and the implications of isotropic and anisotropic aquifers. Various scenarios of groundwater flow and drawdown are analyzed, including the effects of pumping on water levels and the use of numerical methods for aquifer modeling.