ColleagueReviewofGround-WaterReports.ppt

Colleague Review of Ground-Water Reports Mapping Reports Ground-Water Modeling Reports Geochemistry Reports Reports for Regulators Common to All Reviews Read through report once before making any comments You should have received a technically sound reasonably well organized report in the proper draft format If report is not in your area of expertise -- DO NOT AGREE TO REVIEW THE REPORT If report has numerous verification problems and is not in the proper draft format -- SEND IT BACK If the report is full of spelling and grammar errors -- SEND IT BACK Mapping Reports You should receive a package that includes a map with the points with data for review AUTHORS if data is ± (land surface datum or location not well known) indicate this on review map and note in text Map should honor data points within error band and ancillary information described in the report Gaining/Losing streams Dip of bedrock / known faults Water-Table Contour Maps WRD Memo 92.48 Must be hydrologically sensible Contours not above land surface Annual range of water-level fluctuation should be taken into account Area of recharge and discharge should be taken into account Water-table should generally conform to subdued topography Depth to water in similar topographic and geologic areas should be similar Reviewer ask yourself did author create a hydrologically sensible map Potentiometric Contour Maps (Confined Aquifers) Must be hydrologically sensible Contours could be above land surface Take into account annual range of water-level fluctuation Take into account geologic structure Take into account discharge areas (well fields and springs) Know recharge areas If know transmissivity ranges incorporate this knowledge into interpretation and text Reviewer ask yourself did author create a hydrologically sensible map Ground-Water Model Reports--TOPICS Ground-water model of an aquifer or aquifer system report requirements Requirements for reports with new simulations with a USGS approved flow model