Groundwater Expoitation and Management

Course Information
TitleΕΚΜΕΤΑΛΛΕΥΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ ΥΠΟΓΕΙΟΥ ΝΕΡΟΥ / Groundwater Expoitation and Management
CodeGGG 763E
FacultySciences
SchoolGeology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorKonstantinos Voudouris
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID40001749
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Class ID
600285546
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Background
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Νo prerequisites are required. Basic principles of Hydrogeology are required
Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to compose the theory with practice: - To organize a pumping test in order to estimate the hydraulic parameters of the aquifer - To estimate the groundwater balance and the water reserves of an aquifer. - To organize an artificial recharge experiment. - To propose ways to utilize the springwaters. - To understand the seawater intrusion phenomenon in the coastal aquifer systems. - To understand the basic concepts of the sustainable management of aquifers.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Design and manage projects
  • Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Works of groundwater exploitation through the centuries, groundwater flow to them from different types of aquifers. Pumping test analysis, Calculation of hydraulic parameters. Models of Dupuit, Theis, Jacob, Hantush, Boulton. Superposition of flows. Springs: their function and classification. Artificial recharge of aquifers. Coastal aquifer systems-seawater intrusion. Groundwater reserves. Groundwater Management, Groundwater resources in Greece. Economic data and parameters of groundwater exploitation.
Keywords
Pumping tests, groundwater balance, Springs, Artificial recharge, Coastal aquifers, Groundwater reserves, groundwater management
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
- Software for pumping test analysis - Use of software for the lectures presentation - All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course web page - The teacher communicates with students through E-mail - The class evaluation is performed through the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.)
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures521.7✓✓
Laboratory Work652.2✓✓
Exams30.1✓✓
Total1204
Student Assessment
Description
Quality management system of the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P)
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
- Eκμετάλλευση και Διαχείριση Υπόγειου Νερού (Κ. Βουδούρης, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, θεσσαλονίκη, 2015) - Γενική Υδρογεωλογία, τόμος Γ' (Γ. Σούλιος, University Studio Press)
Additional bibliography for study
Δοκιμαστικές Αντλήσεις (Κ. Βουδούρης) Σημειώσεις Αναρτημένες στην ιστοσελίδα του τμήματος Φροντιστηριακές ασκήσεις (σημειώσεις)
Last Update
08-04-2020