Study of rainwater harvesting potential in an industrial area using stormwater management model (SWMM V 5.0) - a case study of Quaid-E-Azam Apparel Park, Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan

Ahmed, Aneeque; Farooq, Amir

doi:10.1504/ijee.2018.094150

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“…According to history, expanding global interest in rainwater harvest arose in the 1980s, and the approach is now receiving more attention and is equally popular in the western and eastern parts of the world [24]. The number of studies on rainwater harvesting has grown at an exponential rate during the last four decades, and includes Australia [25], Brazil [26], China [27,28], Greece [29], India [30,31], Bangladesh [32], Iran [33,34], Pakistan [35][36][37], Indonesia [38], Hawaii [39], and Kenya [40].…”

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Improving the Sustainability of Urban Water Management through Innovative Groundwater Recharge System (GRS)

Mohammad-Hosseinpour

Molina

2022

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Negative impacts of groundwater overuse have always been one of the problems of modern cities in arid and semi-arid regions; rapid population growth and climate change have also exacerbated these problems in many areas. One of the best approaches to deal with the impacts of these phenomena (soil subsidence, decline in groundwater quality, and seawater intrusion) is to artificially recharge water into aquifers and raise the groundwater level. In this paper, an innovative solution called Groundwater Recharge Systems (GRS) is proposed with high efficiency, low cost, and fast implementation capability to address these problems. The proposed solution also has the capability of being constructed in urban environments without the need to allocate any spacious land or the need to use any sophisticated technologies. The study of implementing the proposed groundwater recharge systems in the study area showed that the performance of this system, even in worst-case scenarios, will be very significant even considering climate change impacts such as seawater level rise and decline in precipitation.

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Improving the Sustainability of Urban Water Management through Innovative Groundwater Recharge System (GRS)

Mohammad-Hosseinpour

Molina

2022

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Impact of large diameter recharge wells for reducing groundwater depletion rates in an urban area of Lahore, Pakistan

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Rainwater Harvesting Potential and Utilization for Artificial Recharge of Groundwater Using Recharge Wells

Hussain

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This study devised a practical solution to mitigate urban inundation and artificial recharge of groundwater using recharge wells which is the most viable surface runoff rainwater harvesting (RWH) technique in urban areas. The Rainwater Harvesting Pilot Project at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore was established to deal with urban flooding, artificial recharge of groundwater, and to avoid the mixing of rainwater in municipal sewerage. The study showed that Lahore city has great RWH potential from critical ponding roads that can be utilized to recharge the Lahore aquifer. With that ratio of recharge, the groundwater level can rise to 3.54 ft after every monsoon period if the same recharge wells structure are used, which is a key to groundwater sustainability in Lahore city. Moreover, the maximum recharging capacity of wells was 29.32 m 3 /h with satisfactory performance. Both recharge wells cleared the ponding volume within 3 to 3.5 h after the rainfall stopped. The filter media performance was also favorable with 25%-30% removal of contamination. All the water quality parameters were within the permissible limit against prescribed standards except coliform count that indicated the presence of sewage. In such a case the mixing of charcoal is recommended to shut up the coliform signals. This study identified that RWH using recharge wells is an alternative freshwater supply source for sustainable development of Lahore city and this technique should be the part of Master Planning and Policy Decision of Lahore as a suggestion.Processes 2019, 7, 623 2 of 23 abstraction to fulfil the requirement of the domestic, industrial, and agriculture sectors in Pakistan from last few decades on account of its ubiquitous occurrence, easy availability, and reliability [3]. These qualities have led to its indiscriminate exploitation in dense urban areas of the country such as Lahore without due regard to recharging options. The reckless use of groundwater further aggregates the water scarcity problems, which is a major concern for long term sustainability. To date, more attention has been given to centralized approaches (finding alternative or additional water resources) as compared to decentralized approaches (optimizing water management systems) by water managers and policymakers for fulfilment of sustainable management of freshwater in urban areas. There is an urgent need for development and implementation of water resources management through decentralized approaches such as rainwater harvesting and utilization using artificial recharge structure. This engineering solution for freshwater problems has been proven as a viable option for augmentation of groundwater resources [4][5][6][7].This study mainly focuses on Lahore city, the second-largest urban hub of Pakistan. The city area is facing two severe problems, one is the rapid decline in groundwater level due to extensive extraction of groundwater and the other is regular flooding in the city area during monsoon season. Its expansion over time is owed to several vectors of growth, for exam...

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Study of rainwater harvesting potential in an industrial area using stormwater management model (SWMM V 5.0) - a case study of Quaid-E-Azam Apparel Park, Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan

Cited by 3 publications

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Improving the Sustainability of Urban Water Management through Innovative Groundwater Recharge System (GRS)

Improving the Sustainability of Urban Water Management through Innovative Groundwater Recharge System (GRS)

Impact of large diameter recharge wells for reducing groundwater depletion rates in an urban area of Lahore, Pakistan

Rainwater Harvesting Potential and Utilization for Artificial Recharge of Groundwater Using Recharge Wells

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