Clemson Hydrogeology Field Camp

Syllabus Hydrogeology Field Camp, GEOL 475/875 Summer 1999

Meeting: MF 0830, Room 342 Brackett Hall Instructors: Larry Murdoch, Room 337; 656-2597; [email protected] Rex Hodges, Room 342; 656-1051; [email protected]

Office Hours: by appt

Textbook: (recommended but not required) A Manual of Field Hydrogeology, Laura Saunders, 1998. Additional reading material will be provided.

Objectives: The objectives of this course are to give the student a working knowledge of the methods and concepts of field hydrogeology, and to use those methods to understand several hydrogeologic settings.

Prerequisites: GEOL 408/608 or permission of instructor.

Approach: The course will be taught by reviewing principles and methods in the classroom, and then practicing those methods in the field. The first three weeks will be spent doing field exercises locally. We will make two trips out of town, one to the Mammoth Cave area in Kentucky, and the other to Aiken, SC. A detailed schedule is given on the following page.

Many of the projects will involve collaborating with others in a group setting. This is necessary because some of the methods, like surveying, cannot be done individually. Also, it is often helpful to work with others while learning a new technique.

Time Expectations: Field camp will represent a significant time commitment. You should be prepared to meet at 8:30 and to be in the field until dark. We will make an effort to return from the field considerably before dark on most days, particularly when we are in town. Nevertheless, circumstances will require us to be out late for some activities.

When we are out of town, we will also try to end the exercises before dark. Circumstances may require late hours particularly when we are out of town.

Food and drink: Always bring your lunch if you want to ensure that you have something to eat during day. We may have an opportunity for you to buy lunch, but you should not count on it. Always bring enough water, or other non-alcoholic beverage, for you to be comfortable during a full day in hot weather. Equipment: You will be expected to bring the following: Field notebook Pocket transit See-thru ruler Engineer scale Hand lens Acid bottle Rock hammer

Grading: Homework and quizzes 0.7 Attendance 0.2 Participation and attitude 0.1

Schedule of Activities

Date Day Activity travel Personnel Hydrogeologic Field Methods 1 May 18 T Spatial Mapping, Tape and Compass, GPS; Campus C LM,RH 2 19 W Transit, depth to water, piezometric surface; Levee C LM,RH 3 20 TH Slug test; theory, field methods, data reduction; Simpson Station C LM,RH 4 21 F Pumping test; field methods, data reduction; Simpson Station C LM,RH 5 24 M Water quality; pH, Eh, T, TDS, DO, major ion; C LM, RH 6 25 T Description of soil profiles; Simpson Station C WS, LM 7 26 W Soil properties; Guelph, TDR, tension, C LM,RH pH, lab; Simpson Station 8 27 TH Evapotranspiration, precip methods; Soil Properties continued C LM,RH 9 28 F Stream gauging and seepage meter, Manning equation C LM,RH 10 31 M Synoptic stream survey. Quality and quantity profiles; 12-mile C LM,RH 11 June 1 T SVE Pumping tests; Principles, field measurements, data reduction; C LM,RH Simpson 12 2 W Induced fracturing; field methods, effects on flow; Simpson C LM,RH Application: Paleozoic Karst, Valley and Ridge and Blue Ridge 13 4 F Overview of karst hydrology, Ocoee Gorge area; drive to O LM,RH Mammoth Cave, KY 14 5 S Grand Ave. Tour Mammoth Cave; Overview of karst plain geology O LM,RH 15 6 S Intro to Caving Tour, Mammoth Cave; Geotechnical problems in O LM,RH karst. 16 7 M Star Fire Mine; Return to Clemson C LM,RH, BD Application: Piedmont Fractured Rock 17 8 T Overview of fractured crystalline rock and coastal plain C LM,RH outcrop mapping at silage pit 18 9 W Tour of selected contaminated sites; RMT sponsor C RMT, LM,RH 19 10 TH Overview of GE Plant, Greenville; Ground water sampling, C TH, JF,LM,RH Mapping 20 11 F Piezometric levels, set up pumping test. C TH, LM,RH 21 12 S Field testing as necessary C LM,RH 22 14 M Pumping test in fractured rock, C LM,RH stream survey, water balance 23 15 T Tour of Coweeta LTER, North Carolina; Travel to Aiken, SC O LM,RH Application: Coastal Plain Sediments 24 16 W Coastal Plain Field trip O DP,RC, RH 25 17 TH Coastal Plain Field trip O DP,RC,RH,LM 26 18 F Measure stratigraphic section. O RC,LM,RH 27 19 S Water levels and pump test; M Area tour O RH,JC 28 20 S Analyze pump test, soil descriptions; M area hydrologic section O RH, LM 29 21 M Overview and recap; SRS Remediation O LM,RH 30 22 T Floridan Aquifer, Santee, SC; Dye tracing; Return to Clemson C LM,RH