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Application of Long-Term Water Level Monitoring to Assess Sustainability 2014 Water & Watershed Conference PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY Plymouth, New Hampshire Dan Tinkham, John Brooks, and Jeff Marts Emery & Garrett Groundwater Investigations, LLC
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Application of Long-Term Water Level
Monitoring to Assess Sustainability
2014 Water & Watershed Conference
PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Dan Tinkham, John Brooks, and Jeff Marts
Emery & Garrett Groundwater Investigations, LLC
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Production Well
Staff
Gage
Wetland
Piezometer
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Water Level Monitoring…
Is Easy
Is Relatively Inexpensive
Provides Data that is Easy to Store and
Provide to Users
Provides a Measure of Compliance
Acts as a Proxy for More Expensive
Monitoring Systems
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Manual
Water
Level
Collection
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Automated Water Level Recorders
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Wireless
Technology
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Stacked Wells: Aquifers
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Earth Tides
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How does the collection of
water levels integrate
science into water
resources decision making?
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Sustainable Supplies…
Prevent Groundwater Mining
Protect Infrastructure (both Natural
and Man-made)
Mitigate the Impact of Known
Sources of Groundwater
Contamination
Prevent Adverse Impacts –
Compliance Issues
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• Prevention of
Groundwater
Mining
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Long-Term Pre-Pumping Monitoring
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Established
Relationship
Between
Depth to
Water and
Aquifer
Storage
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Long-Term Irrigation Well Pumping
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Long-Term Water Level Declines
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Protect Infrastructure
(both Natural and
Man-made)
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Production Well Efficiency
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vat
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Well Corrosion
and Biofouling
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• Mitigate the Impact
of Known Sources of
Groundwater
Contamination
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Long-Term Water Quality Degradation
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• Prevent Adverse
Impacts –
Compliance Issues
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Impacts on Domestic Wells
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Evaluating
Wetland
Impacts
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Wetland Piezometers
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Stacked Wells: Wetlands
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Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction
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Pond
Production Well
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Temperature Variations
Pond
Production Well
Shallow Piezometer
Deg
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Cel
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Days Since Start of Pumping
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Evaluating Induced Infiltration
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Long-Term Temperature Variations
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Sometimes you end up in
difficult places…
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Rating Curves
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QUESTIONS?
Dan Tinkham – [email protected]
John Brooks – [email protected]
Jeffrey Marts – [email protected]
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