Development of a Numerical Multi-Layered Groundwater Model to Simulate Inter-Aquifer Water Exchange in Shelby County, Tennessee

Development of a Numerical Multi-Layered Groundwater Model to Simulate Inter-Aquifer Water Exchange in Shelby County, Tennessee

Inter-aquifer water exchange between the shallow and Memphis aquifers in Shelby County, Tennessee may pose a contamination threat due to the downward migration of younger, poor quality groundwater into deeper, more pristine aquifer. Discontinuities (breaches) in the upper Claiborne confining unit (U...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Villalpando-Vizcaino, Brian Waldron, Daniel Larsen, Scott Schoefernacker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
groundwater
aquitard
confining unit
inter-aquifer exchange
water balance
leakage
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/18/2583

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