CIVE445: GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY
Territory Acknowledgement

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

Course Dates
CRN(s): Section A01 CRN: 20552
Term: 2025
Course Start: 2025-01-06
Course End: 2025-04-25
Withdrawal with 100% reduction of tuition fees: 2025-01-19
Withdrawal with 50% reduction of tuition fees: 2025-02-09
Last day for withdrawal (no fees returned): 2025-02-28
Cross-listed With
Cross-Listed Course(s): CIVE545
Scheduled Meeting Times (M=Mon, T=Tue, W=Wed, R=Thu, F=Fri)
Section: Location: Classes Start: Classes End: Days of week: Hours of day: Instructor:
A01FIA 1042025-01-062025-04-04F09:30-12:20Tom Gleeson
T01ELW B2202025-01-062025-04-04T09:30-10:20
Instructor(s)

Name: Tom Gleeson
Office: ECS 316
Phone: (250) 885-4721
Email: tgleeson at uvic dot ca
Office Hours: TBD

TA Information
TA Name E-mail Office
Sacha Ruzzante sruzzante@uvic.ca ELW B210
Prerequisites & Co-requisites

Prerequisites: CIVE 340 Sustainable Water Resources. Thus CIVE 445 assumes you can define/discuss/calculate: Darcy’s Law, hydraulic head, hydraulic conductivity, permeability, porosity as well as the hydrologic cycle including precipitation, evapotranspiration, baseflow and stream flow (and see page from Geotechnical Engineering, CIVE 385).

Course Objectives

Review of fundamental surface and subsurface hydrologic processes and equations. Aquifer geology, properties and conceptual models. Numerical modeling. Quantifying local to global groundwater resources and groundwater flow to wells. Groundwater-surface water interactions and ecohydrology. Groundwater sustainability from a multidisciplinary perspective including engineering, geoscience, policy and economics.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe and define different aquifer types and their properties
  • Develop conceptual and numerical models of aquifers
  • Analyze quantitative groundwater problems such as pumping tests, groundwater resources, groundwater-surface water interactions and shale gas development
  • Incorporate sustainability science, environmental justice and reconciliation into groundwater hydrology
Textbook
Recommended textbook: Water Resources Engineering, 2nd Edition
Author: Mays, Larry W
Publisher/Year: Wiley/2011

Additional texts at the library or online that may be useful:

  • Schwartz and Zhang, Fundamentals of Ground Water, Wiley, New York, 2003, 583 pages - available at library.
  • Fetter, Applied Hydrogeology, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001, 691 pages - available at library.
  • Freeze and Cherry, Groundwater, 1979, Prentice Hall, Inglewood Heights, N.J. available online for free thanks to the Groundwater Project.
  • Fitts, C.R. Groundwater science (2013) Oxford. available online at library

As well as free, useful books that you can download:

Assignments

Seven (7) assignments (weekly to bi-weekly) will be posted with due dates on Brightspaces. TA will assist with assignments during the tutorial times.

Assessment
Weight & Date(s) of Assessment Weight Date
Assignments 50% TBD
Final Exam 35% TBD
Sustainability activities 10% TBD
Participation 5% TBD
Graduate Attributes and Accreditation

As a requirement for accreditation under the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, students in this program are expected to achieve proficiency in the following engineering skills (called graduate attributes):

A. Engineering Knowledge - Learning to KNOW
|1. A knowledge base for engineering
| 9. Impact of engineering on society and environment
|13. Sustainability, Resilience, and Adaptation

B. Engineering Processes - Learning to DO
|2. Problem analysis
|3. Investigation
|4. Design
|5. Use of engineering tools


C. Personal and Interpersonal Skills - Learning to BE
|7. Communication skills
|6. Individual and teamwork
|8. Professionalism
|10. Ethics and equity
|11. Economics and project management
|12. Life-long learning

Course Schedule

A link to the course schedule with class topics and activities; and assignments and tutorial activities is available in Brightspace.

Notes
  • Late penalty for assignments is 20% per day.
  • You must pass the final exam to pass this course and there will be no supplemental examination for this course.
  • The final grade obtained from the above marking scheme for the purpose of GPA calculation will be based on the percentage-to-grade point conversion table as listed in the current Undergraduate Calendar.
  • Unless otherwise noted, all course materials supplied to students in this course are intended for use in this course only. These materials are NOT to be re-circulated digitally, whether by email or by uploading or copying to websites, or to others not enrolled in this course. Violation of this policy may in some cases constitute a breach of academic integrity as defined in the UVic Calendar.
  • In-class assessments have been designed to align with institutional recommendations for distraction- and time-related accommodations, ensuring an inclusive environment as far as resources and prior knowledge of needs allow. The duration of the tests is longer than the intended duration of the assessment to account for extra time accommodations. As such, during individual test attempts, students finishing early may leave early in an orderly fashion to cause minimal distractions to other peers. Typically, students finishing individual attempts within the last 10 minutes of the alloted time will be instructed to remain quietly in their seats until the test is done.
Grading System

The University of Victoria follows a percentage grading system in which the instructor will submit grades in percentages. The University will use the following Senate approved standardized grading scale to assign letter grades. Both the percentage mark and the letter grade will be recorded on the academic record and transcripts.

F D C C+ B- B B+ A- A A+
0-49 50-59 60-64 65-69 70-72 73-76 77-79 80-84 85-89 90-100
Grades GPA Description
A+, A, A- 9, 8, 7 Exceptional, outstanding or excellent performance. Normally achieved by a minority of students. These grades indicate a student who is self-initiating, exceeds expectation and has an insightful grasp of the subject matter.
B+, B, B- 6, 5, 4 Very good, good or solid performance. Normally achieved by the largest number of students. These grades indicate a good grasp of the subject matter or excellent grasp in one area balanced with satisfactory grasp in the other areas.
C+, C 3, 2 Satisfactory, or minimally satisfactory. These grades indicate a satisfactory performance and knowledge of the subject matter.
D 1 Marginal Performance. A student receiving this grade demonstrated a superficial grasp of the subject matter.
F 0 Unsatisfactory performance. Wrote final examination and completed course requirements;
General Information

Note to Students: Students who have issues with the conduct of the course should discuss them with the instructor first. If these discussions do not resolve the issue, then students should feel free to contact the Chair of the Department by email or the Assistant to the Chair to set up an appointment.

Discrimination and Harassment Policy (GV0205)

Elders' Voices - The Office of Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement (IACE) has the privilege of assembling a group of Elders from local communities to guide students, staff, faculty and administration in Indigenous ways of knowing and being. https://www.uvic.ca/services/indigenous/students/programming/elders/index.php

Electronic devices in labs and lectures: No unauthorized audio or video recording of lectures is permitted.

Electronic devices in midterms and exams: Calculators are only permitted for examinations and tests if explicitly authorized and the type of calculator permitted may be restricted. No other electronic devices (e.g. cell phones, pagers, PDA, etc.) may be used during examinations or tests unless explicitly authorized.

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Attendance

Students are expected to attend all classes in which they are enrolled. An academic unit may require a student to withdraw from a course if the student is registered in another course that occurs at the same time.
In some courses students may be assigned a final grade of N or debarred from writing final examinations if they have failed to satisfy a minimum attendance requirement set by an instructor for lectures, laboratories, online course discussions or learning activities, tutorials, or other learning activities set out in the course outline. Instructors in such courses must inform students in the course outline of any minimum attendance requirement and the circumstances under which they will be assigned a final grade of N or debarred from final examinations. Students who are absent, late or cannot attend an entire class because of illness, an accident or family affliction should report to their instructors as soon as possible. Academic Concessions.
An instructor may refuse a student admission to a lecture, laboratory, online course discussion or learning activity, tutorial or other learning activity set out in the course outline because of lateness, misconduct, inattention or failure to meet the responsibilities of the course set out in the course outline. Students who neglect their academic work may be assigned a final grade of N or debarred from final examinations.
Students who do not attend classes must not assume that they have been dropped from the course by an academic unit or an instructor. Courses that are not formally dropped will be given a failing grade, students may be required to withdraw and will be required to pay the tuition fee for the course. Read policy in the Academic Calendar.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is intellectual honesty and responsibility for academic work that you submit individual or group work. It involves commitment to the values of honesty, trust, and responsibility. It is expected that students will respect these ethical values in all activities related to learning, teaching, research, and service. Therefore, plagiarism and other acts against academic integrity are serious academic offences.

The responsibility of the institution Instructors and academic units have the responsibility to ensure that standards of academic honesty are met. By doing so, the institution recognizes students for their hard work and assures them that other students do not have an unfair advantage through cheating on essays, exams, and projects.

The responsibility of the student Plagiarism sometimes occurs due to a misunderstanding regarding the rules of academic integrity, but it is the responsibility of the student to know them. If you are unsure about the standards for citations or for referencing your sources, ask your instructor. Depending on the severity of the case, penalties include a warning, a failing grade, a record on the student's transcript, or a suspension.

It is your responsibility to understand the University's policy on [Academic Integrity] (https://www.uvic.ca/calendar/future/undergrad/index.php#/policy/Sk_0xsM_V?bc=true&bcCurrent=08%20-%20Policy%20on%20Academic%20Integrity&bcGroup=Undergraduate%20Academic%20Regulations&bcItemType=policies)

Equality

This course aims to provide equal opportunities and access for all students to enjoy the benefits and privileges of the class and its curriculum and to meet the syllabus requirements. Reasonable and appropriate accommodation will be made available to students with documented disabilities (physical, mental, learning) in order to give them the opportunity to successfully meet the essential requirements of the course. The accommodation will not alter academic standards or learning outcomes, although the student may be allowed to demonstrate knowledge and skills in a different way. It is not necessary for you to reveal your disability and/or confidential medical information to the course instructor. If you believe that you may require accommodation, the course instructor can provide you with information about confidential resources on campus that can assist you in arranging for appropriate accommodation. Alternatively, you may want to contact the Centre for Accessible Learning (formerly the Resource Centre for Students with a Disability) located in the Campus Services Building.

The University of Victoria is committed to promoting, providing, and protecting a positive, and supportive and safe learning and working environment for all its members.

Resources for students:

A note to remind you to take care of yourself. Do your best to maintain a healthy lifestyle this semester by eating well, exercising, getting enough sleep and taking some time to relax. This will help you achieve your goals and cope with stress. All of us benefit from support during times of struggle. You are not alone.

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b. Library resources
c. Indigenous student services (ISS)
d. Centre for Academic Communication (CAC)
e. Math & Stats Assistance Centre (MSAC)
f. Learning Strategies Program (LSP)
g. Community-Engaged Learning (CEL)
h. Academic Concession - link to policy
i. Academic Accommodation - link to website
j. Academic accommodation & access for students with disabilities - Policy AC1205
k. Student groups and resources: link
l. Student wellness: link
m. Ombudsperson:link

University statements and policies:

a. University Calendar - Section “Information for all students”
b. Accommodation of Religious Observance - link to policy
c. Student Conduct – link to website
d. Non-academic Student Misconduct – link to website
e. Academic Accommodations and Accessibility – link to website
f. Diversity / EDI – link to VPAC commitment
g. Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response: link
h. Discrimination and Harassment Policy