301014 Advanced Hydrogeology
Task: Design Project Report (Group Report Submission), Weight:
30%
Problem description: Mudgee, a NSW town (see Figure 1), was declared as a municipality
in 1860, making it the second oldest municipality west of the Great Dividing Range with a
population of 1500 in 1861. The opening of the railway extension from Rylstone to Mudgee
occurred on 10 September 1884.
The current population of Mudgee is about 11,000. It is proposed that a new university will
be established in Mudgee to cater for 20,000 students, which will need lecturers and other
staff to be located in Mudgee. It is expected that Mudgee’s population will be 30,000 in 2025,
and then it will grow at 1% rate per year.
You need to design a water supply system for Mudgee based on groundwater, supplemented
by rainwater harvesting that can cater the city till 2080 without any major upgrade.
Identify the components of the above water supply project (how many deep tubewells, their
spacings, design of a typical deep tubewell, size of the rainwater tank in each household) and
prepare a project report.
Overview of the project
The group needs to complete the above design project and submit a project report for
assessment by the lecturer.
Details
Length of report:
A group report should contain 5,000 words (10% variation is acceptable). One table counts as
300 words and also one figure counts as 300 words.
Three students will form a group. Group should be formed in Week 2 by the students
themselves. A group member should email the project group names to the lecturer by Week
3.
Mode of submission: A group submits one report with names of all the group members
clearly written in the first page of the report. One group member should submit the report on
behalf of the group members via vUWS
Report Structure:
Introduction: It should contain general statement, objectives and structure of the report.
(Relative weight in marking: 5%).
Literature review: It should contain a critical review of the concept and method used with
reference to 10 to 30 published journal papers on the subject matter. Journal papers can be
found from http://scholar.google.com.au/. (Relative weight in marking: 20%)
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Methodology: It should include the equations and methods adopted in the calculations
undertaken in the report. Every equation should be typed using Equation editor in MS Word,
and every equation should be numbered. A flow chart of the methodology adopted should be
given. (Relative weight in marking: 20%).
Results and discussion: It should present the results in tabular form, graphs and in other
formats, as appropriate. Discuss results with reference to each figure and table. Make sure
tables and figures have titles and these are numbered. Discuss overall findings. Provide
limitations and assumptions, if any. (Relative weight in marking: 40%).
Conclusion: It should summarise the study, gives major findings and limitations and scope of
further improvement. (Relative weight in marking: 10%).
References: It should list the references quoted in the body of the report following Harvard
style. Arrange references in the alphabetic order. Make sure references are presented in a
consistent and professional manner. (Relative weight in marking: 5%).
Resources:
Lecture notes, Google Scholar, Journals and conferences on hydrogeology, hydrology and
water resources.