TY - JOUR
T1 - Control of saltwater intrusion by aquifer storage and recovery
AU - Hussain, Mohammed S.
AU - Javadi, Akbar A.
AU - Sherif, Mohsen M.
AU - Naseri-Karim-Vand, Reza
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PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - This paper presents the results obtained from the application of aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) technique to control seawater intrusion (SWI) in coastal aquifers. The study is based on the numerical modelling experiments performed using the SUTRA (Saturated–Unsaturated TRAnsport) finite-element code on the Wadi Ham aquifer in the UAE. A three-dimensional numerical model of this aquifer is developed and calibrated based on the available hydrogeological data in real scale. A significant amount of SWI has been calculated for the year 2015 due to the high rates of pumping from the available local well fields. To study the future responses of the aquifer to different control actions, the transient responses of SWI are simulated over a 10-year planning horizon. The proposed management measure (ASR) is implemented in repeated cycles of artificial recharge, storage and recovery using an additional set of wells defined in the model. The results show that ASR is a reliable method in controlling SWI in coastal aquifer systems besides its conventional role in subsurface water banking.
AB - This paper presents the results obtained from the application of aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) technique to control seawater intrusion (SWI) in coastal aquifers. The study is based on the numerical modelling experiments performed using the SUTRA (Saturated–Unsaturated TRAnsport) finite-element code on the Wadi Ham aquifer in the UAE. A three-dimensional numerical model of this aquifer is developed and calibrated based on the available hydrogeological data in real scale. A significant amount of SWI has been calculated for the year 2015 due to the high rates of pumping from the available local well fields. To study the future responses of the aquifer to different control actions, the transient responses of SWI are simulated over a 10-year planning horizon. The proposed management measure (ASR) is implemented in repeated cycles of artificial recharge, storage and recovery using an additional set of wells defined in the model. The results show that ASR is a reliable method in controlling SWI in coastal aquifer systems besides its conventional role in subsurface water banking.
KW - Groundwater
KW - Hydrology & water resource
KW - Management
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U2 - 10.1680/jencm.15.00021
DO - 10.1680/jencm.15.00021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84983535232
SN - 1755-0777
VL - 169
SP - 148
EP - 155
JO - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering and Computational Mechanics
JF - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering and Computational Mechanics
IS - 3
M1 - 1500021
ER -