Effects of rainwater-harvesting-induced artificial recharge on the groundwater of wells in Rajasthan, India

Stiefel, John M.; Melesse, Assefa M.; McClain, Michael E.; Price, René M.; Anderson, Elizabeth P.; Chauhan, Narendra Kumar

doi:10.1007/s10040-009-0491-6

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“…First, the infiltration from the reservoir water dominates the groundwater discharge to the reservoir, as stated by the positive annual exchange term in the Kamech reservoir calculated using the water balance approach even when the errors in the estimated values ( Figures 6-8) were considered. Previous studies on reservoir hydrology in arid or semi-arid world regions have already shown that reservoir-subsurface exchanges dominated by infiltration can occur (Jayatilaka et al, 2003;Mugabe et al, 2003;Grünberger et al, 2004;Nasri et al, 2004;Li and Gowing, 2005;Lowe et al, 2005;Zammouri and Feki, 2005;Stiefel et al, 2009;Vervoort, 2010, 2011;Oblinger et al, 2010;Malveira et al, 2012). However, most of these studies were performed over short periods of a few weeks to a few months, corresponding to a temporal integrative estimation of the exchange flux.…”

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A water balance approach for quantifying subsurface exchange fluxes and associated errors in hill reservoirs in semiarid regions

Bouteffeha

Dagès

Bouhlila

et al. 2014

Hydrological Processes

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Hill reservoirs are rain water‐harvesting structures that have been increasingly adopted in arid and semi‐arid regions, such as North Africa, to capture and conserve runoff water and for use as alternative water resources in agricultural development. Currently, process‐based information on reservoir hydrology is needed to improve reservoir management practices. The study aims to develop an approach to estimate the reservoir–subsurface exchange flux and its associated error at the annual, monthly, and intra‐monthly time scales to better understand the hydrological functioning and dynamics of hill reservoirs. This approach is based on a hydrological water balance of the hill reservoir by considering all water input and output fluxes and their associated errors. The results demonstrate the ability and relevance of the approach in estimating the net reservoir–subsurface exchange flux and its error estimations at various time scales. Its application on the Kamech catchment (Northern Tunisia) for the 2009–2012 period demonstrates that the net reservoir–subsurface exchange flux is positive, i.e. the infiltration from the hill reservoir to the aquifer dominates over the discharge from the aquifer to the reservoir. Moreover, reservoir–subsurface exchange constitutes the main output component in the water balance. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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A water balance approach for quantifying subsurface exchange fluxes and associated errors in hill reservoirs in semiarid regions

Bouteffeha

Dagès

Bouhlila

et al. 2014

Hydrological Processes

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“…In the water resources sector, rainwater harvesting has been practical as it is simple and cost effective. It operates by collecting and storing rainwater in surface or subsurface catchments to reduce the loss of water to surface run-off and evaporation (Stiefel et al, 2009). Through rainwater harvesting, water availability in any specified area is enhanced (IGES, 2008), thus making water available for artificial groundwater recharge (Stiefel et al, 2009).…”

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Threats faced by groundwater: A preliminary study in Kuala Selangor

Jamaluddin

Yaakub

Suratman³

et al. 2016

BGSM

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Coastal ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to climate change as the rise in sea level will lead to damage of infrastructure, degradations of agricultural areas, contamination of surface and groundwater and loss of biodiversity; which covers a wide range of negative impacts to various socio-economic sectors. Preliminary findings indicate that Kuala Selangor, which hosts several groundwater aquifers and serves as a significant "rice bowl" for the nation is susceptible to groundwater salinization and other impacts of sea level rise. A comprehensive assessment is required to evaluate the potential impacts of sea level rise in the area so that appropriate adaptation measures can be identified and implemented to ensure sustainable socio-economic development.Abstrak: Paras air tanah di kawasan pantai yang meningkat selari dengan paras air laut boleh menyebabkan berlakunya inundasi air tanah. Hal ini boleh mengakibatkan gangguan kepada infrastruktur bawah tanah seperti tapak pelupusan sampah dan tangki septik lalu mendedahkan air tanah dan lapisan geologi kepada pencemaran. Kenaikan paras air laut merupakan ancaman kepada ekosistem pantai dan melibatkan pelbagai sektor sosio-ekonomi seperti kerosakan infrastruktur, pencemaran kawasan pertanian, air permukaan serta air tanah, dan kehilangan biodiversiti. Dapatan awal kajian menunjukkan kawasan Kuala Selangor yang mempunyai akuifer pantai dan merupakan salah satu kawasan penghasilan utama padi di Malaysia terdedah kepada ancaman kenaikan paras air laut. Penilaian secara menyeluruh perlu dijalankan di kawasan ini bagi mengenal pasti potensi impak kenaikan paras air laut supaya langkah adaptasi boleh dikenal pasti dan dijalankan bagi memastikan kelestarian pembangunan sosio-ekonomi.

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“…It is expected to increase the groundwater level as well as the water quality. Refers to the Stiefel and Melles [19], rainwater harvesting was improve the water quality through the dilution of chemical constituents in groundwater. In addition, the rainwater harvesting is still safe to drink and can be a potential alternative source of water supply [20].…”

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Domestic Recharge Wells for Rainwater-Harvesting in Denpasar City, Bali - Indonesia

Sudiajen¹

2017

GEOMATE

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This research is to create the design of shallow recharge wells for harvesting rainwater in Denpasar City, Bali-Indonesia. The growth of the tourism industry is increasing rapidly. It has been able to accelerate the economic growth, but also followed by some negative effects, including rapid growth of population, changes in land use, reduced the catchment area and groundwater exploitation for tourism infrastructure development. The result showed that in several strategic areas have shown an indicator of water crisis, especially in North and East Denpasar. Based on the permeability analyses, the recharge area was in the north and a little part of west Denpasar. The rainfall was between 1500 -1750 mm/year with 4 wet months a year. The shallow groundwater level reaches 16.10 m below ground level in the North, while in the West was 18.2 m with the maximum infiltration rate was 0.00000054 mm/sec. Based on those data, it has been designed the ergonomics shallow recharge wells for rainwater harvesting to offset the domestic water usage. The analyses showed that if all 220.150 households make at least one shallow recharge wells, it can harvest rainwater about 222.40 l/sec, and is able to return about 63.87% of water which should be recharge to the ground. In conclusion, making one-recharge wells for each household has not been able to recover the domestic water usage. It is recommended to create another innovation for water conservation program such as building the recharge wells along the drainage tunnel.

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Effects of rainwater-harvesting-induced artificial recharge on the groundwater of wells in Rajasthan, India

Cited by 47 publications

References 12 publications

A water balance approach for quantifying subsurface exchange fluxes and associated errors in hill reservoirs in semiarid regions

A water balance approach for quantifying subsurface exchange fluxes and associated errors in hill reservoirs in semiarid regions

Threats faced by groundwater: A preliminary study in Kuala Selangor

Domestic Recharge Wells for Rainwater-Harvesting in Denpasar City, Bali - Indonesia

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