Simulation of groundwater flow and environmental effects resulting from pumping

Don, Nguyen Cao; Araki, Hiroyuki; Yamanishi, Hiroyuki; Koga, Katsumi

doi:10.1007/s00254-004-1158-1

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“…This procedure was made by changing only one input parameter at a time while keeping all others fixed. The response of the model could be found after each run by observing the change in the shape of the graph (Don et al 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The results showed that increase in horizontal hydraulic conductivity, effective porosity, specific yield, freshwater recharge, transverse dispersivity and number of boreholes in multiborehole skimming wells decreased the salinity of the pumped water. Don et al (2005) combined Modflow model with the IBS-1 package (Leake and Prudic 1991) and MT3D to transient flow and solute transport simulation in Shiroishi plain on Kyushu Island, Japan. Ehteshami and Sharifi (2007) investigated nitrate distribution by MT3D in groundwater resources of Shahr-eRey, Iran.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Simulation of nitrate transport and wastewater seepage in groundwater flow system

Lalehzari

Tabatabaei

Kholghi

2013

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Groundwater quantity and quality modeling is one approach for optimal use of available water resources in arid and semiarid regions. This study was conducted to simulate flow treatment and nitrate transport on Shahrekord aquifer using three-dimensional solute transport model and geographical information system. Hydraulic conductivity, specific yield and recharge values in flow simulation process and effect molecular diffusion coefficient, longitudinal dispersivity and distribution coefficient in quality model were calibrated. 120 water samples during July 2007 to June 2008 were collected monthly from 10 wells and measurements of nitrate were carried out. The results show that the developed model is successfully used to simulate flow path and nitrate transport in saturated porous media. The highest values of nitrate occur along Bahram-Abad village and the surroundings. The groundwater quality in the area represents a complex system, which is affected by different factors of pollution, such as urban wastewater and leaching of agricultural lands.

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Section: Sensitivity Analysismentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Simulation of nitrate transport and wastewater seepage in groundwater flow system

Lalehzari

Tabatabaei

Kholghi

2013

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…Although several modelling studies have investigated impacts of anthropogenic water demand and or climate variability/change on bedrock aquifers (e.g., Rosenberg et al 1999;Loáiciga et al 2000;Eckhardt and Ulbrich 2003;Brouyère et al 2004;Holman 2006), comparatively fewer have focused on shallow alluvial aquifers (e.g., Chen and Chen 2004;Don et al 2005;Alemayehu et al 2007;Rejani et al 2007). The work by Alemayehu et al (2007), for example, found that anthropogenic overexploitation of an alluvial aquifer in eastern Ethiopia, has dried up two important lakes by compromising baseflow contribution to the lakes.…”

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confidence: 97%

Modelling the response of an alluvial aquifer to anthropogenic and recharge stresses in the United States Southern Great Plains

Zume

Tarhule

2011

J Earth Syst Sci

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This paper uses Visual MODFLOW to simulate potential impacts of anthropogenic pumping and recharge variability on an alluvial aquifer in semi-arid northwestern Oklahoma. Groundwater withdrawal from the aquifer is projected to increase by more than 50% (relative to 1990) by the year 2050. In contrast, climate projections indicate declining regional precipitation over the next several decades, creating a potential problem of demand and supply. The following scenarios were simulated: (1) projected groundwater withdrawal, (2) a severe drought, (3) a prolonged wet period, and (4) a human adjustment scenario, which assumes future improvements in water conservation measures. Results indicate that the combined impacts of anthropogenic pumping and droughts would create drawdown of greater than 12 m in the aquifer. Spatially, however, areas of severe drawdown will be localized around large-capacity well clusters. The worst impacts of both pumping and droughts will be on stream-aquifer interaction. For example, the projected aquifer pumpage would lead to a total streamflow loss of 40%, creating losing stream system regionally. Similarly, a severe drought would lead to a total streamflow loss of >80%. A post-audit of the model was also carried out to evaluate model performance. By simulating various stress scenarios on the alluvial aquifer, this study provides important information for evaluating management options for alluvial aquifers.

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“…Saeed and Bruen (2004) monitored three shallow skimming wells with different well configurations under different pumping modes in the Indus basin of Pakistan, and the field data were used to calibrate MODFLOW and MT3D models for each well system. Don et al (2005) developed an integrated model for the Shiroishi site, with the use of MODFLOW and the modular three-dimensional finite difference groundwater solute transport model MT3D, in order to simulate groundwater flow hydraulics, land subsidence, and solute transport in the alluvial lowland plain. Rejani et al (2008) developed a 2-D groundwater flow and transport model of the basin using the Visual MODFLOW package for analyzing the aquifer response to various pumping strategies.…”

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Simulation of Groundwater Flow in a Sedimentary Aquifer System Subjected to Overexploitation

Kallioras

Pliakas

Diamantis

2009

Water Air Soil Pollut

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Groundwater flow models are applied to a large variety of hydrogeological conditions in different aquifer types, in order to simulate the groundwater flow of the investigated system. This paper aims to present the application of a groundwater flow model for the simulation of a sedimentary aquifer, located in Northern Greece. The simulation involves the period between April 2003 and April 2004, and the model is divided into two distinct stress periods, each containing two different time steps. The simulation of the aquifer is found to be satisfactory, conclusion which is based on both graphical as well as arithmetical verifications. The groundwater flow simulation was achieved by the application of the MODFLOW code.

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Simulation of groundwater flow and environmental effects resulting from pumping

Cited by 44 publications

References 8 publications

Simulation of nitrate transport and wastewater seepage in groundwater flow system

Simulation of nitrate transport and wastewater seepage in groundwater flow system

Modelling the response of an alluvial aquifer to anthropogenic and recharge stresses in the United States Southern Great Plains

Simulation of Groundwater Flow in a Sedimentary Aquifer System Subjected to Overexploitation

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