Graduate students in GGE 418 (Hydrogeological Field Methods) need to do some extra work that goes beyond the basic requirements for the course. The list below provides some ideas, but hopefully will not discourage your creativity. We have a large assortment of equipment to use; if one of these ideas or one of your own sounds interesting, let's discuss it. You will need to get started very soon to finish!

Finish and report on a class project that we did not have time as a group to finish

Demonstrate and set sediment samplers in a recently restored wetland basin

Investigate the effect of smear skin on the analysis of slug tests

Use our immunoassay analysis equipment to detect pesticides in surface water

Set up and demonstrate a method for estimating unsaturated hydraulic conductivity

Increase the length of time we have planned for our aquifer pump test

Quantify the effect that the Bull’s Eye flowing well has on water quality in Fresh Water Coulee

Quantify the effect that Emerado sewage lagoon has on Salt Water Coulee

Map the conductivity in Salt Lake, English Coulee retention, or some other standing body of water

Obtain a shallow well hydrograph from different plant communities and compare ET from diurnal change

Investigate how well development influences slug test results

Set up a ditch or stream gaging station

Delineate a wetland using the U.S. Army Corps method

Set up an old Stevens Water Level Recorder (I think these still work!)