{"id":173772,"date":"2021-07-08T12:20:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T16:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=173772"},"modified":"2021-08-03T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:56:09","slug":"project-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/project-description\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Description"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Groundwater\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-groundwater-bar\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-173786\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173786\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-173785\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173785\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/project-description\/\">Project Description<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-173817\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173817\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/findings\/\">Findings<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-173816\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173816\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/videos\/\">Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-173815\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173815\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/other-resources\/\">Other Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-173814\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173814\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/groundwater\/funding\/\">Funding<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h2>Locations<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174013 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/coastal-Ponds_study-area-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/coastal-Ponds_study-area-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/coastal-Ponds_study-area-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/coastal-Ponds_study-area-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/coastal-Ponds_study-area-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/coastal-Ponds_study-area-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/coastal-Ponds_study-area-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/coastal-Ponds_study-area-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/coastal-Ponds_study-area-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/coastal-Ponds_study-area.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174008 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Greenwich-Bay-Study-Area-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Greenwich-Bay-Study-Area-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Greenwich-Bay-Study-Area-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Greenwich-Bay-Study-Area-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Greenwich-Bay-Study-Area-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Greenwich-Bay-Study-Area-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Greenwich-Bay-Study-Area-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Greenwich-Bay-Study-Area-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Greenwich-Bay-Study-Area-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Greenwich-Bay-Study-Area.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Approach<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Chemical measurements in samples from monitoring wells and surface waters<\/li>\n<li>Numeric modeling to assess the impacts of SGD on nutrient budgets and water quality<\/li>\n<li>Concurrent preliminary information on potential saltwater intrusion.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer our findings to local communities and regional managers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174014 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Scales-of-Observations-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Scales-of-Observations-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Scales-of-Observations-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Scales-of-Observations-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Scales-of-Observations-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Scales-of-Observations-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Scales-of-Observations-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Scales-of-Observations-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Scales-of-Observations-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Scales-of-Observations.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Observations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173772]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174017 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/wagon-on-the-beach.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Boat Based Surveys\n<ul>\n<li>Rad7<\/li>\n<li>Electrical Resistivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ground Penetrating Radar<\/li>\n<li>Receiving water-based surveys will inform locations for land-based surveys of electrical resistivity and ground penetrating radar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173772]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174016 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/survey-K-and-Charlie.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Monitoring wells<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jess_porewater-brrr.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173772]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174004 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jess_porewater-brrr-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jess_porewater-brrr-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jess_porewater-brrr-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jess_porewater-brrr-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jess_porewater-brrr-364x485.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jess_porewater-brrr-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jess_porewater-brrr-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jess_porewater-brrr-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jess_porewater-brrr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Temporary wells beneath shallow water<\/li>\n<li>Sampling of discrete water samples from surveys and wells for measurement of temperature, salinity, nutrients, radon, &amp; chloride<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/K-and-J-well-install.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173772]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174009 size-half_column\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/K-and-J-well-install-500x889.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/K-and-J-well-install-500x889.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/K-and-J-well-install-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/K-and-J-well-install-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/K-and-J-well-install-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/K-and-J-well-install-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/K-and-J-well-install-364x647.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/K-and-J-well-install-1000x1778.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/K-and-J-well-install.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Modeling<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/pump-on-dock.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173772]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-174020\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/pump-on-dock-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/pump-on-dock-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/pump-on-dock-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/pump-on-dock-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/pump-on-dock-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/pump-on-dock-364x647.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/pump-on-dock-500x889.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/pump-on-dock-1000x1778.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/pump-on-dock.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>Groundwater models incorporate information about flow through the subsurface, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>geologic formations<\/li>\n<li>porosity &amp; permeability<\/li>\n<li>hydraulic gradient<\/li>\n<li>recharge rate<\/li>\n<li>contaminant distributions\/reactions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>to create a simulation of the movement of water and dissolved and suspended constituents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/cold-logger.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[173772]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174007 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/cold-logger-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/cold-logger-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/cold-logger-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/cold-logger-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/cold-logger-364x485.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/cold-logger-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/cold-logger-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/cold-logger-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/cold-logger.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Locations Approach Chemical measurements in samples from monitoring wells and surface waters Numeric modeling to assess the impacts of SGD on nutrient budgets and water quality Concurrent preliminary information on potential saltwater intrusion. Transfer our findings to local communities and regional managers. 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