Groundwater modelling of the Tebessa-Morsott alluvial aquifer (northeastern Algeria): A geostatistical approach

Drias, Tarek; Khedidja, Abdelhamid; Belloula, Moufida; Badraddine, Saadali; Saibi, Hakim

doi:10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100444

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“…Numerical groundwater modeling is an important tool for effective groundwater management. Based on performing a computer-aided groundwater modeling, the managers can understand the regional flow and hydrogeological condition of the groundwater system, observe and analyze the potentiality of groundwater recharges, and then select optimization scenarios for groundwater abstraction, so that fluctuations in groundwater levels caused by background pumping and climate changes can be better appreciated [10,[14][15][16][17]. Groundwater modeling mainly concerns the flow, head, and mass transport in aquifer systems, but instead does not emphasize the effective control measure for human exploitation of groundwater.…”

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Groundwater Modelling in Urban Development to Achieve Sustainability of Groundwater Resources: A Case Study of Semarang City, Indonesia

Purnomo

Sarah

et al. 2021

Water

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Since 1900, Semarang City has been meeting its industrial water needs by pumping groundwater through its underlying aquifers. The trend toward exploiting groundwater resources has driven the number of deep wells and their production capacity to increase, and therefore leads to the water table to drop from time to time, which has been marked as one of the primary causes of land subsidence there. The main aim of the current study was to numerically model the temporal and spatial evolution of groundwater table under excess abstraction so that a groundwater management strategy can be accordingly drawn up for ensuing the sustainability of groundwater resources in the future. A series of numerical simulations were carried out to take into account hydrogeological data, artificial and natural discharges of deep wells, and boundary effects in Semarang City. The groundwater modeling is calibrated under two flow conditions of the steady state from 1970 to 1990 and the transient state from 1990 to 2005 for six observation wells distributed in Semarang City. Four scenarios that reflect potential management strategies were developed, and then their effectiveness was systematically investigated. The results of our study indicate that the implementation of proper groundwater control management and measure is able to restore the groundwater level to rise back in Semarang City, and in turn achieve the sustainability of groundwater resources.

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Groundwater Modelling in Urban Development to Achieve Sustainability of Groundwater Resources: A Case Study of Semarang City, Indonesia

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Sarah

et al. 2021

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“…It collects flows from the mountains of Thnoukla, Elma Labiod, and Om Ali. It continues its flow towards the Algerian-Tunisian boundary, where it receives the contributions of the Rhezneta Wadi on its left bank (Drias et al, 2020). After passing the Algerian-Tunisian boundary, the Safsaf Wadi leads into the middle sub-basin of Om Laksab-Sidi Boubaker, where it is named El Kebir Wadi and contributes to the groundwater recharge of the Gafsa North Basin.…”

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“…Towards the border rows, limestones from the Upper Cretaceous and Miocene sandstone outcrop then collapse in the middle part of the basin through faults bordering the depression. Sandstone and limestone formations are surmounted by Plio-Quaternary deposits constituting also an important set of reservoirs (Drias et al, 2020).…”

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Modelling of potential groundwater artificial recharge in the transboundary Algero‐Tunisian Basin (Tebessa‐Gafsa): The application of stable isotopes and hydroinformatics tools^*

Hamed

Hadji

Ncibi

et al. 2021

Irrigation and Drainage

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Water resource overuse is a considerable challenge in areas with diverse activities and mixed climate. An area with deteriorated water quality (salinity higher than 5 g/L), typical of the transboundary Algero-Tunisian area of the Tebessa-Gafsa Basin in North Africa, was selected to investigate the spatial distribution of groundwater recharge and the water resources management. Several data including soil type, hydrogeologic characteristics, geomorphologic parameters, and climatic settings were used. Seasonal and early groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration were evaluated by applying the physical WetSpass model (Water and Energy Transfer between Soil, Plants, and Atmosphere Under quasi-Steady State) model-based geographic information system during 44 years. Results indicate spatio-temporal changes in the recharge values. The highest values (13.3 mm) were recorded to the north of the study area during the wet season, while the lowest values, which reached À0.5 mm, were recorded to the south during the dry season. The recharge period of these transboundary aquifers, dated using isotopic tools ( 3 H, 2 H, and 18 O), coincides with the Late Pleistocene and the Early Holocene humid periods. This Pleistocene and Holocene period could be responsible for the groundwater recharge in the Middle East and North Africa regions. Then, management and geovalorization of unconventional water processes promoting better water resource use have been proposed by applying artificial groundwater recharge.

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“…Over the past decades, statistical and computational advanced methods have been developed to classify large clusters of data within a significant range, extract useful information, identify the relationships between the corresponding data and assess the results. While numerous methods such as multivariate statistical techniques have made it possible for better and easier evaluation for the interpretation of complex data in water quality studies (Călmuc et al, 2018;Drias et al, 2020;Fehdi et al, 2016). Likewise, another study stated that multivariate statistical techniques are useful for reducing the voluminous data obtained from physico-chemical water quality studies (Giri et al, 2019).…”

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The integration of geochemical and isotopic approaches for thermo-mineral water characterization: the case of Tebessa (North Eastern Algeria)

Lekrine,

Demdoum,

Bouaicha

2023

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This research aims to assess the hydrogeochemical evolution and the assessment for drinking and irrigation use of the spring water from the alluvial aquifer and major karst aquifer systems in Tebessa (the northeastern part of Algeria). For achieving this goal, 25 groundwater samples from several springs, including thermo-mineral springs, were examined and subjected to multivariate statistical analysis (principal component analysis), isotopic approaches, and geochemical modelling. However, it was revealed that the hot waters interact at depth with Triassic evaporates located in the hydrothermal conduit (fault), giving rise to the Na+-Cl- water type. Furthermore, the freshwater characterized the karst aquifer marked by the Ca2+ HCO3 - water type with low salinity concentrations. On the other hand, the majority of cations and anions and electrical conductivity, which characterize the chemical composition of the overall water springs, were below the limits allowed for drinking water according to the standards. In terms of hydrochemical facies, it was discovered that throughout the study area, two chemical facies were predominant (Ca2+- HCO3 - and Na+- Cl-). Water-rock interaction, characterized by the dissolution of carbonates and silicates, plays a primordial role in the chemical composition of the groundwater. Stable isotopic analyses of the δ18O and δ2H compositions of the waters suggest that the cold waters of the study area are of meteoric origin. Anyway, it was concluded that the meteoric recharge was precipitation, which recharged from a higher altitude (600–1700 m) and infiltrated through deep faults and fractures in the carbonate formations of the Tebessa Mount.

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Groundwater modelling of the Tebessa-Morsott alluvial aquifer (northeastern Algeria): A geostatistical approach

Cited by 13 publications

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Groundwater Modelling in Urban Development to Achieve Sustainability of Groundwater Resources: A Case Study of Semarang City, Indonesia

Groundwater Modelling in Urban Development to Achieve Sustainability of Groundwater Resources: A Case Study of Semarang City, Indonesia

Modelling of potential groundwater artificial recharge in the transboundary Algero‐Tunisian Basin (Tebessa‐Gafsa): The application of stable isotopes and hydroinformatics tools^*

The integration of geochemical and isotopic approaches for thermo-mineral water characterization: the case of Tebessa (North Eastern Algeria)

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Groundwater modelling of the Tebessa-Morsott alluvial aquifer (northeastern Algeria): A geostatistical approach

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Groundwater Modelling in Urban Development to Achieve Sustainability of Groundwater Resources: A Case Study of Semarang City, Indonesia

Groundwater Modelling in Urban Development to Achieve Sustainability of Groundwater Resources: A Case Study of Semarang City, Indonesia

Modelling of potential groundwater artificial recharge in the transboundary Algero‐Tunisian Basin (Tebessa‐Gafsa): The application of stable isotopes and hydroinformatics tools*

The integration of geochemical and isotopic approaches for thermo-mineral water characterization: the case of Tebessa (North Eastern Algeria)

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Modelling of potential groundwater artificial recharge in the transboundary Algero‐Tunisian Basin (Tebessa‐Gafsa): The application of stable isotopes and hydroinformatics tools^*