Some Basic Features
Zone of aeration
Zone of saturation
Water table mimics topography
Gravity drives flow down water table
Recharge zone
Discharge zone
Rates of flow
Porosity (storativity)
Permeability (transmissivity)
Typical rates 0.5 to 1.5 cm/day
Aquifers and aquicludes
Groundwater problems
Cone of depression
Subsidence
Saltwater intrusion
Contamination