Water Well Rehabilitation and Reconstruction offers water resource professionals the first comprehensive guide to the mechanical, chemical, and microbiological aging processes of water wells.

Filled with examples from Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, Water Well Rehabilitation and Reconstruction provides the scientific background needed to understand well aging—and perform effective rehabilitation, reconstruction, and monitoring.

This book provides guidance on state-of-the-art testing and maintenance methods, as well as information on legal and environmental issues, such as the transport, application, and disposal of chemicals.

Using SI and U.S. customary units throughout, with a handy conversion table included, Water Well Rehabilitation and Reconstruction enables you to:

• Identify and quantify problems affecting well performance
• Select rehabilitation methods appropriate for specific problems Harness methods for replacement or closure of a well if rehabilitation fails

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Elements of Well Hydraulics and Well Operation
3. Chemical Aging Process
4. Mechanical Causes of Well Aging
5. Identification of aging processes and performance assessment of Wells and Well Rehabilitations
6. Economics of Well Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
7. Mechanical Rehabilitation
8. Chemical Rehabilitation Techniques
9. Repair, Reconstruction, and Decommissioning of Wells
10. Practical Well Rehabilitation
11. Prevention
12. The Tens Do's and Don'ts of Water Well Rehabilitation

Appendices

• Conversion of Units
• How to Read a Box-Whisker Plot
• Example of a Tender Document for Well Rehabilitation

Index

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