Demonstration of Sustainable Development of Groundwater through Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)

Alqahtani, Abdulaziz; Sale, Tom; Ronayne, Michael J.; Hemenway, Courtney

doi:10.1007/s11269-020-02721-2

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“…While ASR projects have many benefits such as restoring depleted aquifers and preparing communities for drought [48][49][50][51], they are costly. This study aimed to make ASR wellfields more sustainable [52][53][54], by analyzing two ASR wellfields-H2Oaks in Texas and Sand Hollow in Utah-for relationships that could aid utilities in better understanding the connection between ASR and the energy-water nexus. An economy of scale relationship was found between energy intensity and the volume of water for the recovery processes, but not for the recharge process.…”

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Economy of Scale of Energy Intensity in Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)

Rapp,

Sowby,

Williams

2024

Water

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More water utilities are adopting aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) to balance long-term water supply and demand. Due to large implementation and operation costs, ASR projects need to be optimized, particularly for energy use, which is a major operating expense. This study examines the relationships among energy use, recharge, and recovery at two ASR projects in the western United States. The major finding is an economy of scale for recovery processes, but not for gravity-fed recharge processes. The economy of scale found is as follows: the energy intensity recovered decreases with volume. This suggests it is more energy-efficient to recover large volumes of water in one interval instead of recovering smaller volumes at more frequent intervals. The H2Oaks recovery process experienced a 78% decrease in energy intensity from 0 to 50,000 m3 recovered, while the Sand Hollow site experienced a 43% decrease in energy intensity from 0 to 50,000 m3 recovered. Statistical analyses of the recovery process showed p values lower than 0.0001, R2 values between 0.43 and 0.57, and a RMSE value between 0.55 and 2.1, indicating the presence of a moderate correlation between energy and volume. This economy of scale has been observed in multiple instances in water and wastewater treatment. This finding not only has applications to ASR but also to all recovery or recharge wells, whether or not they are paired with each other. Furthermore, this study confirms the need for more reliable and accessible energy data to fully understand the implications of the energy–water nexus.

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Economy of Scale of Energy Intensity in Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)

Rapp,

Sowby,

Williams

2024

Water

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“…Numerous studies published in the field cover various aspects of MAR, including water recycling [5], recharge and recovery using wells [6], technologies and engineering for artificial recharge [7], riverbank filtration [8], MAR case risk assessment [9], sustainable groundwater management through artificial recharge [10,11], the progression of MAR practices in China, USA, and Europe [12][13][14], and the historical evolution of artificial recharge in the coastal dunes of the Netherlands [15]. Some examples of operational MAR systems include the large-scale infiltration basins in the Burdekin Delta in Queensland, Australia [16], the subsurface infiltration galleries of the aquifer recharge system of Geneva in Switzerland [17], the aquifer storage and recovery system in the Upper Floridian Aquifer System in the USA [18], underground dams in Shandong Peninsula, China [13], and the Amsterdam Water Supply Dunes system in the Netherlands [15].…”

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Total Dissolved Solids Risk Assessment and Optimisation Scheme of Managed Aquifer Recharge Projects in a Karst Area of Northern China

Li,

Wang,

2023

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Jinan, China, is famous for its springs. However, societal and economic development over the past decades has detrimentally altered the natural water cycle in the spring area. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is an effective measure to ensure the normal gushing of springs. Balancing water resource utilisation, ecological effects, and water quality risks is not always easy to implement. This study focused on the potential effects of MAR projects that divert water from multiple local surface water sites, e.g., the Yellow River and South-to-North Water Diversion (SNWD) Project. A numerical simulation model for the entire spring area was built using MODFLOW and MT3DMS. The SNWD Project diverts water with relatively high total dissolved solids (TDS) to the Yufu River, which consequently recharges groundwater and poses a potential risk to the downstream karst water in the Jinan Spring area. Different simulation scenarios were set, and the results showed that the 90% recovery ratio scheme yields the highest TDS reduction efficiency as well as the largest karst water extraction volume. In addition, the water table remains stable as a whole. The benefits of the designed scheme are multifold, including improving water quality up to Standard III groundwater quality and meeting the water needs of the economy. The study provides a novel method of addressing the groundwater quality risks posed by artificial recharge.

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“…(Maliva et al, 2009). In general, geophysical logging studies, such as natural gamma logs, flowmeter logs, temperature logs, and resistivity logs had been used for finding the potential aquifers for storage and for estimating the hydraulic characterization of flow zones (Petkewich et al, 2004;Maliva et al, 2009;Alqahtani et al, 2021;LaHaye et al, 2021). Electrical conductivity loggings were used to determine the exact location of injected water and the native-injected water interface after the storage period (Zuurbier et al, 2014(Zuurbier et al, , 2015.…”

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Aquifer Storage and Recovery Feasibility Study With Flowing Fluid Electrical Conductivity Logging in Shallow Aquifers of South Bihar, India

Verma¹,

Sharma²

2022

Front. Water

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Growing dependence on groundwater to fulfill the water demands has led to continuous depletion of groundwater levels and, consequently, poses the maintenance of optimum groundwater and management challenge. The region of South Bihar faces regular drought and flood situations, and due to the excessive pumping, the groundwater resources are declining. Rainwater harvesting has been recommended for the region; however, there are no hydrogeological studies concerning groundwater recharge. Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) is a managed aquifer recharge technique to store excess water in the aquifer through borewells to meet the high-water demand in the dry season. Therefore, this paper presents the hydrogeological feasibility for possible ASR installations in shallow aquifers of South Bihar with the help of flowing fluid electrical conductivity (FFEC) logging. For modeling, the well logging data of two shallow borewells (16- and 47-m depth) at Rajgir, Nalanda, were used to obtain the transmissivity and thickness of the aquifers. The estimated transmissivities were 804 m2/day with an aquifer thickness of 5 m (in between 11 and 16 m) at Ajatshatru Residential Hall (ARH) well. They were 353 and 1,154 m2/day with the aquifer thicknesses of 6 m (in between 16 and 22 m) and 2 m (in between 45 and 47 m), respectively, at Nalanda University Campus (NUC) well. Despite the acceptable transmissivities at these sites, those aquifers may not be fruitful for the medium- to large-scale (more than 100-m3/day injection rate) ASR as the thickness of the aquifers is relatively small and may not efficiently store and withdraw a large amount of water. However, these aquifers can be adequate for small (up to 20-m3/day injection rate) ASR, for example, groundwater recharge using rooftop water. For medium- to large-scale ASR, deeper aquifers need to be further explored on these sites or aquifers with similar characteristics.

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Demonstration of Sustainable Development of Groundwater through Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)

Cited by 11 publications

References 36 publications

Economy of Scale of Energy Intensity in Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)

Economy of Scale of Energy Intensity in Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)

Total Dissolved Solids Risk Assessment and Optimisation Scheme of Managed Aquifer Recharge Projects in a Karst Area of Northern China

Aquifer Storage and Recovery Feasibility Study With Flowing Fluid Electrical Conductivity Logging in Shallow Aquifers of South Bihar, India

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