2.1 GROUND WATER
GROUND WATER RESOURCES – ZONES OF GROUND
WATER – AQUIFER – TYPES – TERMS USED – POROSITY ,
PERMEABILITY , YIELD , SPECIFIC YIELD , SPECIFIC
RETENTION , COEFFICIENT OF STORAGE , SPECIFIC
CAPACITY – DARCY’S LAW-MEASUREMENT OF YIELD OF
WELL – PUMPING TEST – RECUPERATION TEST –
GROUND WATER EXPLORATION – GEOPHYSICAL
METHODS – ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY METHOD –
SEISMIC RESISTIVITY METHOD – LOGS.
2.2 MANAGEMENTOFGROUND WATER
CONCEPT OF BASIN MANAGEMENT – GROUND WATER
BASIN INVESTIGATIONS – DATA COLLECTION AND FIELD
WORK – MINING YIELD – PERENNIAL YIELD – SALT
BALANCE –BASIN MANAGEMENT BY CONJUNCTIVE USE –
ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE OF GROUND WATER – RECHARGE
METHODS