The impact of urban groundwater upon surface water - eTheses ...

CHAPTER 6. THE MODELLING OF
GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELLING
GROUNDWATER FLOW TO THE TAME
6.1 General Modelling Objectives
The following are the modelling objectives developed as a result of the field investigations
and designed to increase understanding of the groundwater flow and the transport of
contaminants to the river.
1. To investigate the groundwater flows beneath the flood plain so as to identify the likely
lateral paths of contaminant plumes from source area to discharge zone within the river.
2. To investigate the vertical components of groundwater flow paths near the channel.
3. To investigate the geological controls on groundwater flow to the river and, to determine
the sensitivity of the system to each control including the seepage face.
4. To investigate the variations in groundwater discharge to the river along and across the
river channel.
5. To investigate the effect of abstraction wells on the groundwater flow paths and
groundwater flux to, or from, the river.
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