Readers guide gw his documents v2

HP IIIndian Hydrology Project

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Readers’ Guide: Groundwater HIS Documents

April 2013

Hydrological Information System March 2013

Readers’ Guide: Groundwater HIS DocumentsHelen Houghton-Carr (editor)

Issue and Revision Record

Rev Date Originator Checker Approver Description0 09/04/13 HAHC Draft for comment1 Revised draft for comment2 Final draft for comment3 Final

HP IILast Updated: 18/02/2014 05:48Filename: Readers Guide GW HIS Documents.docx


Contents

Contents iGlossary ii

1. General 1

2. HIS Manual Groundwater 22.1 Structure of the volumes2.2 Overview of the contents2.3 Other manuals

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3. Groundwater Training Modules 53.1 Overview of the modules3.2 Other training modules3.3 “Training of trainers” training modules

555

4. Other documents 64.1 Additional guides4.2 Technical papers

66

Annex I HIS Manual Groundwater authors 7


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Glossary

ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current ProfilerARG Autographic Rain GaugeBBMB Bhakra-Beas Management BoardCGWB Central Ground Water BoardCPCB Central Pollution Control BoardCWC Central Water CommissionCWPRS Central Water and Power Research StationDiv DivisionDPC Data Processing CentreDSC Data Storage CentreDWLR Digital Water Level Recordere-GEMS Web-based Groundwater Estimation and Management Systeme-SWIS Web-based Surface Water Information SystemFCS Full Climate StationGEMS Groundwater Estimation and Management SystemGW GroundwaterGWDES Ground Water Data Entry SystemGWIS Groundwater Information SystemHDUG Hydrological Data User GroupHIS Hydrological Information SystemHP Hydrology project (HPI Phase I, HPII Phase II)IMD India Meteorological DepartmentLab LaboratoryMoWR Ministry of Water ResourcesNIH National Institute of HydrologySRG Standard Rain GaugeStat StationSub-Div Sub-DivisionSW Surface WaterSWDES Surface Water Data Entry SystemTBR Tipping Bucket RaingaugeToR Terms of ReferenceWISDOM Water Information System Data Online ManagementWQ Water Quality


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1. General

The Hydrological Information System (HIS) provides information on the spatial and temporal characteristics of water quantity and quality variables describing the water resources/water use system in Indian States and Agencies participating in the Hydrology Project (see Table below). The information is tuned to the requirements of the decision/policy makers, designers and researchers to provide evidence to inform decisions on long-term planning, and to design or study the water resources system at large or its components.

Phase I (1996-2003) Phase II (2006-2014)States States

Andhra Pradesh Andhra PradeshChhattisgarh Chhattisgarh

GoaGujurat Gujurat

Himachal PradeshKerala KeralaKarnataka KarnatakaMadhya Pradesh Madhya PradeshMaharastra MaharastraOrissa Orissa

PondicherryPunjab

Tamil Nadu Tamil NaduAgencies Agencies

Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB)Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS)

Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS)

Central Water Commission (CWC) Central Water Commission (CWC)Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR)National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) National Institute of Hydrology (NIH)

Hydrology Project Phase I generated many hundreds of documents to assist staff working in observation networks, laboratories, data processing and data storage centres and data communication systems to collect, store, process and disseminate hydrometric data and related information. The majority of these documents, particularly those relating to fundamental principles, remain valid through and beyond Phase II. Some of the guides, manuals and training material relating to Phase I software systems (SWDES, GWDES, HYMOS, GEMS, GWIS/WISDOM) have been naturally superseded as replacement Phase II systems (e-SWIS, e-GEMS) become active.

This guide aims to help HIS users locate and understand documents relevant to Groundwater (hydrogeology, hydro-meterology and water quality) in the document library available on the Hydrology Project website http://hydrology-project.gov.in/ through the Guides and Manuals webpage. The primary reference source is the HIS Manual Groundwater (Chapter 2). The contents of the Manual are incorporated in the Groundwater Training Modules of the Hydrology Project (Chapter 3). Additional guides and technical papers on groundwater that may be of wider interest are also included (Chapter 4).


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2. HIS Manual Groundwater

The HIS Manual Groundwater describes the procedures to be used to arrive at a sound operation of the HIS as far as hydro-meteorological and groundwater quantity and quality data are concerned. The HIS Manual Groundwater consists of ten volumes, including:

Volume 1: Hydrological Information System: a general introduction to the HIS, its structure, HIS job descriptions, Hydrological Data User Group (HDUG) organisation and user data needs assessment.

Volume 2: Sampling Principles: units, principles of sampling in time and space and sampling error theory.

Volume 3: Hydro-meteorology: network design, implementation, operation and maintenance.

Volume 4: Geo-Hydrology: network design, implementation, operation and maintenance.

Volume 5: Creation of GIS datasets: implementation and quality control.

Volume 6: Water Quality sampling: network design, implementation, operation and maintenance.

Volume 7: Water Quality analysis: laboratory procedures.

Volume 8: Data processing and analysis: specification of procedures for Data Processing Centres (DPCs).

Volume 9: Data transfer, storage, and dissemination: design and specification of procedures in the Data Storage Centres (DSCs).

Volume 10: HIS activities – Groundwater domain: outline of protocols for data collection, entry, validation and processing, communication, inter agency validation, data storage and dissemination, HIS training and management.

2.1 Structure of the volumes

A volume of the HIS Manual Groundwater contains one or more of the following manuals, depending on the topic:

Design Manual Field Manual Operation Manual Reference Manual

The Design Manual provides the procedures for the design activities to be carried out for the implementation and further development of the HIS.

The Field Manual and Operation Manual are instruction books, describing in detail the activities to be carried out in the field (station operation, maintenance and calibration), at the laboratory (analysis), and at the Data Processing Centres (data entry, validation, processing and analysis) and Data Storage Centres (data transfer, storage and dissemination). Each Field/Operation Manual is divided into a number of parts, each describing a distinct activity. Each part can be made into a separate booklet, and used for a piezometer, laboratory or processing/storage centre.


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The Reference Manual of a particular Volume includes additional or background information on topics dealt with in the Design, Field and Operation Manuals.

2.2 Overview of the contents

The manuals included in the ten volumes of the HIS Manual Groundwater are listed below:

Volume 1: Hydrological Information System Design Manual Field Manual

Part I: Job description Part II: Terms of Reference for HDUG Part III: Data needs assessment

Reference Manual

Volume 2: Sampling Principles Design Manual Reference Manual

Volume 3: Hydro-meteorology Design Manual Field Manual

Part I: Network design and site selection Part II: Standard raingauge station (SRG) operation and maintenance Part III: Automatic raingauge station (ARG or TBR and SRG) operation and

maintenance Part IV: Full climatic station (FCS) operation and maintenance Part V: Field inspections, audits, maintenance and calibration

Reference Manual

Volume 4: Geo-Hydrology Design Manual Field Manual

Part I: Network design and site selection Part II: Drilling of litho-specific piezometers Part III: Aquifer tests Part IV: Testing and implementation of DWLR Part V: Reduced levels of wells Part VI: Manual water level data collection from observation wells and piezometers Part VII: Digital water level data collection from piezometers Part VIII: Monitoring wells – inspection and maintenance

Reference Manual

Volume 5: Creation of GIS datasets Operation Manual

Volume 6: Water Quality sampling Design Manual Field Manual

Volume 7: Water Quality analysis Design Manual Operation Manual


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Volume 8: Data processing and analysis Operation Manual

Part I: Data collection, data entry and data validation - water level data Part II: Data entry and primary validation - water quality data Part III: Data processing and analysis Part IV: Groundwater resource assessment Part V: Groundwater Year Book

Reference Manual

Volume 9: Data transfer, storage, and dissemination Design Manual Operation Manual

Volume 10: HIS activities – Groundwater domain Operation Manual

2.3 Other manuals

Also relevant to Groundwater are the HPI manuals for the GWDES and GEMS software systems, which will be superseded by e-GEMS in HPII.


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3. Groundwater Training Modules

3.1 Overview of the modules

There are five training modules on DWLR groundwater data handling:

Topic Module TitleDWLR groundwater

01 Understanding Conventional and DWLR Assisted Water Level Monitoring

02 Role of DWLR data in Groundwater Resource Estimation03 Other applications of DWLR data04 How to identify the cycles using Harmonic Analysis05 Understanding the Concept of Optimal Monitoring frequency of DWLR

Water quality training is dealt with separately (see equivalent Readers’ Guide for Water Quality HIS).

3.2 Other training modules

Also relevant to groundwater training are:

Groundwater: How to sample ground waters (Water Quality training module 14) – describing the collection

and handling of water quality samples from groundwater.

Data management: Basic statistics (Water Quality training module 47) – although designed for hydro-chemists, it

provides a useful introduction to statistical concepts. Applied statistics (Water Quality training module 48) – again, although designed for hydro-

chemists to evaluate the precision and accuracy of results of analyses, it provides a useful presentation of more advanced statistical procedures.

3.3 “Training of trainers” training modules

There are two “Training of trainers” groundwater modules, primarily relevant to stage-discharge and data management topics, which may be of interest to the more advanced user:

Topic Module TitleData management

HIS GW Training Specifications Training Module for GWDES Trainers

Many of these documents refer to Phase I software systems (GWDES, GEMS), but the underlying principles for data validation and analysis remain valid. The training modules will be updated as the new software system e-GEMS, being developed in Phase II, becomes active.


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4. Other documents

4.1 Additional guides

Groundwater O&M norms – maintenance guidance for hydrogeology, hydro-meteorology and water quality instrumentation and equipment.

Groundwater Yearbook - a template for a Groundwater Yearbook published at a State level.

4.2 Technical papers

Standards for GW monitoring – a report from a January 1997 workshop on standards for groundwater monitoring, processing and data dissemination


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Annex I HIS Manual Groundwater authors

The following staff of the Hydrology Project contributed to the development of the HIS Manual Groundwater:

Name Expertise Contribution to VolumesMr. S.D.S. Abbi Hydro-meteorology 1, 3Prof. E. van Beek Water Resources Management 1Mr. N. Bhat Institution Development 1Mr. B.W.G. Blok Equipment and Information

Technology 1, 3, 4, 9

Mr. P.M.A. Boderie Water Quality 1, 6, 7, 8Dr. S.T. Chari GIS 5Mr. G.S. Dhoolappa Hydro-geology 4Dr. D. Kashyap Geo-hydrology 4Dr. A.N. Khan Water Quality 6, 7Mr. W. van der Linden Geo-hydrology 4, 8Dr. K.A.S. Mani HIS 1, 4, 8, 10Mr. P.C. Naik HIS 4, 8, 10Mr. H.J.M. Ogink HIS 1, 2, 3Mr. S. Sangal Information Technology 9Prof. Dr. R.H. Siddiqi Water Quality 1, 6, 7Dr. R.C. Trivedi Water Quality 6, 7Mr. S. Vasak Hydro-geology 4, 8Mrs. M. Villars Water Quality 6, 7, 8

The manuals were processed by the secretarial staff of the Hydrology Project, including Mrs. Suveera Ahluwalia and Ms. Urmila Panwar. The structure of the Groundwater Manual was designed by Dr. K.A.S. Mani and Mr. H.J.M. Ogink.


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