EPANET modeling of an urban groundwater field

Abstract

The paper presents an EPANET model of a groundwater well field. The method used in the simulations to model the variation of the hydrodynamic levels in wells as a function of the pumped flow rate is discussed, and a comparison to previous simulations that used fixed hydrodynamic levels in the wells is performed. The case study points to a groundwater well field in Romania. The results show that the new method although requiring a more complex EPANET model, provides a solution that is closer to the actual variation of water levels in wells.