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Recharge site assessment through the integration of surface geophysics and cone penetrometer testingGoebel, Meredith; Knight, Rosemary
Vadose zone journal, July/August 2021, 2021-07-00, 20210701, 2021-07-01, Volume: 20, Issue: 4Journal Article
The ability to identify, at potential managed aquifer recharge sites, the presence of connected pathways of hydraulically conductive sediments from the ground surface to the water table could help minimize costs and risks associated with recharge operations. A spatially dense dataset had previously been acquired in an almond Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb grove in Tulare, CA, using tTEM, a towed transient electromagnetic (tTEM) geophysical method. In order to interpret reliable information about sediment type from the tTEM data, a transform from the tTEM‐derived property, electrical resistivity, to sediment type is required. The uncertainty associated with derived models of sediment type can be significantly reduced if a site‐ and dataset‐specific transform is used. Cone penetrometer testing (CPT) was conducted at five locations, strategically selected based on a review of the tTEM data. Co‐located measurements of sediment type, derived from the CPT, and electrical resistivity, derived from the tTEM data, were used to create a resistivity‐to‐sediment‐type transform, with sediment type classified as either coarse‐grain‐dominated (sand and gravel) or fine‐grain‐dominated (silt and clay) material. The transform captured the uncertainty associated with variable water salinity and content, the resolution of the tTEM data, and other components of the tTEM measurement workflow. Using this transform, models of sediment type were generated for the unsaturated zone at the site. Within these models are features, which we interpret as potential recharge pathways, corresponding to high fractions of coarse‐grain‐dominated material amongst regions of fine‐grain‐dominated material. The workflow developed at this site can provide a framework for using tTEM and CPT for recharge site assessment. Core Ideas tTEM data can be useful for sediment type mapping the subsurface at potential recharge sites. The quality of a tTEM derived sediment type model depends on the resistivity transform used. A site‐ and measurement‐specific transform can be created using collocated CPT and tTEM data. Using a high‐quality transform, potential recharge pathways can be located in the subsurface.
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