Artificial Recharge of Ground Water Short Course

• Course Duration: Four days (3 to 6 August 2008)
• Venue: Prince Faisal Center for Dead Sea Environmental and Energy Research, Mutah University, Karak, Jordan
• Announcement and Course Description:
  Prince Faisal Center for Dead Sea, Environmental and Energy Research is pleased to announce the well-received short course on artificial recharge of ground water that will be offered again this year in August. Groundwater constitutes an important source of water for agricultural, industrial, domestic and environmental supply. This is especially true in the Middle East. With rapid economical development and population growth, demands for more water with higher quality are continuously increasing. Over-exploitation of groundwater has caused serious problems of aquifer depletion, quality deterioration and side effects on the environment. Wastewater discharge, solid waste disposal, and application of pesticides and fertilizers in agriculture continuously cause serious groundwater pollution. Management of groundwater resources has become an important issue world-wide.
  
  This course includes discussions of the various recharge processes (natural, incidental, enhanced, induced, artificial); the types of systems for artificial recharge (surface basin, vadose zone trenches or shafts, wells); physics of infiltration of water into soil; measuring infiltration rates for recharge system design; formation of clogging layers at the infiltrating surface; flow through the vadose zone; development of perched ground water; ground water mounding; water sources, including sewage effluent; soil-aquifer treatment processes; role of recharge in water reuse; use of floodwaters for recharge; and pretreatment of water. Well recharge inducing types, objectives, sources of water, design of wellheads and well fields, and functioning of aquifer storage recovery systems in aquifers with either fresh water or impaired ground water quality will be covered in this course. The course will lead the participants through the planning, designing, operating, and management phases of systems for artificial recharge. Principles will be illustrated with practical examples.
  
• Course Format: Theory & Practical Exercises
  
• You will learn how to:
  1. Select sites for artificial recharge and the best system
  2. Predict infiltration rates and hydraulic capacities
  3. Predict effects of water depth in basins and ground water levels on infiltration rates
  4. Manage clogging in surface systems for soil-aquifer storage and water reuse.
  5. Design and manage aquifer storage and recovery wells.
  
  
• Who Should Attend? The course is intended for professional consultants in hydrogeology and water resources management; postgraduate students; civil, environmental, and chemical engineers; geologists; hydrologists; public health officials; planners; water and wastewater specialists in municipalities, water districts, and government agencies; and others who are engaged with investigation, management, and protection of groundwater resources.
  
• Course Instructor: Dr. Mo’ayyad Shawaqfah, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mutah University (Water Resources).
  
• Educational level: The course is designed for introductory and intermediate professionals. Because artificial recharge of ground water is interdisciplinary, some conceptual knowledge about geology, underground water movement, chemistry, and microbiology is desirable.
  
• Course Fees:
  
  1. 250 JD per participant. (covers course materials, food and accommodation). OR
  2. 175 JD per participant. does not cover accommodation.
• If more info is required / how to register? Contact the center director by email at pfc@mutah.edu.jo or via phone at 03-2372380 (ext. 4945)