DEVELOP CAU GRID

P1

Regional and
Consider alternative to CAU grids NO
current DVRFS model for consistent?
establishing boundary (c1)
conditions D1 C1 D2

DVRFS DVRFS
FRAMEWORK GW FLOW
MODEL MODEL
YES
NO
INTERSECT
DVRFS MODELS
Generate unit P2
geometries from Evalute heads,
Revise YES DVRFS and CAU lateral fluxes, and
frameworks for
hydrogeologic bulk hydraulic
consistency?
framework properties from
P3 DVRFS
C4 models
flow model
D3 P5
Compare
DVRFS HFM CAU
with CAU HFM FRAMEWORK
P4 MODEL
NO

Lateral
NO Transmissivities
boundary
Inconsistencies NO Frameworks along boundary
fluxes
insignificant? consistent? high?
significant?
C3 C2 C5 C6

YES YES
YES
Establish CAU
boundary from
DVRFS
 Establish CAU
boundary from
DVRFS
P7

Perform CAU model

simulations
P8

Figure 1.
 Establish
No-Flow CAU
boundary,
Transmissivities NO DVRFS
along boundary derived
high? boundaries
not needed
C6
P6

YES
 Establish CAU
Boundary from
DVRFS

Perform CAU model

Simulations

Evaluate comparison criteria along Recalibrate CAU model

DVRFS/CAU lateral boundary P5

P1

Evaluate hydraulic
Comparison property, flux, and head
NO
criteria met? assignments along
C1 DVRFS/CAU boundary
C1 YES
P6
YES
Compare recharge and
discharge of CAU model to NO Differences
DVRFS input resolved within
P2 CAU model?
C5

Consider alternative to
Differences NO current DVRFS model for
insignificant? establishing boundary
C2 conditions
YES NO
Compare simulated head and
volumetric budget of CAU model Differences YES
to DVRFS results significant?
P33 C4

Evaluate differences in
Differences NO target heads and numerical
insignificant? methods
C3 P4

YES

Model Consistency
Achieved

Figure 2.
 Evaluate differences in
target heads and numerical
methods D1

CAU
Model Input
Compare target heads DATABASE
used in CAU and regional
models
D2
P1
DVRFS
Model Input
DATABASE D3

DVRFS
WATER LEVEL
Evaluate water-level data DATABASE
Target head used to construct target
No
differences heads in CAU and regional
insignificant? models D4
P6 CAU
C1 WATER LEVEL
DATABASE
Yes
Compare numerical
methods used in CAU and No Revise Develop new target
Yes
regional models target heads
heads? P5
P2
C5

Consider alternative to
Methods No current DVRFS model for No CAU
differ? establishing boundary model?
C2 conditions C4

Yes No Yes

Formulate and test Recalibrate CAU

equivalent numerical Results Yes model
approach on CAU scale similar?
P4
P3 C3

Figure 3.