A groundwater model is necessary when a wide variety of influences affect the groundwater situation or complex boundary conditions exist and an analytical solution to the problem is no longer possible.

Possible problem statements for a groundwater model are e.g:

• How does the groundwater flow behave when the abstraction rate changes?

• What are the groundwater levels in specific area?

• What effects does mining-related subsidence have on the groundwater levels?

• What are the consequences of a flood wave and how do the floodplains change?

• What influence do modifications on water bodies have (stream relocation, changes to the stream bed)?

• What happens when new production wells are built and what impact do they have on the existing situation?

• etc.

These and many other questions that can be answered with a groundwater model.

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