1st Edition
Managing Water Well Deterioration IAH International Contributions to Hydrogeology 22
By Robert McLaughlan
Copyright 2002
150 Pages
by
CRC Press
Effective management of a water well requires that the water well can meet a set of performance indicators. These can include criteria related to water quality, yield, economics and asset life. Water well deterioration due to fouling and corrosion impacts the ability of a well system to meet these criteria. Managing well deterioration processes involves understanding the nature... Read more
1. Processes
2. Problems in Different Types of Wells
3. Well Management
4. Diagnosing Well Deterioration
5. Controlling Well Deterioration
6. Case Studies
Appendices:
A Water Chemistry Background
B Well Fouling Deposit Composition
C Corrosion Background
D Field Corrosion Study
E Sample Collection
Biography
Robert McLaughlan is Senior Lecturerin Management, Policy and Practical Engineering in the National Centre for Groundwater Management of the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. His specialties include Soil/Groundwater/Infrastructure Biogeochemistry & Management, Contaminated Site Remediation,Land-based treatment of Urban water and Corrosion and fouling processes in groundwater & wells.
