scholarly journals Groundwater Recharge Potential for Sustainable Water Use in Urban Areas of the Jequitiba River Basin, Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana da Costa ◽  
Hugo de Salis ◽  
João Viana ◽  
Fernando Leal Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Recharge ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
River Mouth ◽  
Catchment Scale ◽  
Recharge Potential ◽  
Physically Based ◽  
Negative Effect

The zoning of groundwater recharge potential would be attractive for water managers, but is lacking in many regions around the planet, including in the Jequitiba River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In this study, a physically based spatially distributed method to evaluate groundwater recharge potential at catchment scale was developed and tested in the aforementioned Jequitiba River basin. The data for the test was compiled from institutional sources and implemented in a Geographic Information System. It comprised meteorological, hydrometric, relief, land use, and soil data. The average results resembled the annual recharge calculated by a hydrograph method, which worked as validation method. The spatial variation of recharge highlighted the predominant contribution of flat areas, porous aquifers, and forested regions to groundwater recharge. They also exposed the negative effect of urbanization. In combination, these factors elected the following sectors of the Jequitiba River basin as regions of high recharge potential: the south-southeast part of the headwaters in Prudente de Morais; Sete Lagoas towards the central part of the basin; and the region between Funilândia and Jequitiba, near the Jequitiba river mouth. Some management practices were suggested to improve groundwater recharge. The map of groundwater recharge potential produced in this study is valuable and is therefore proposed as tool for planners in the sustainable use of groundwater and protection of recharge areas.

scholarly journals An Improved Model for the Evaluation of Groundwater Recharge Based on the Concept of Conservative Use Potential: A Study in the River Pandeiros Watershed, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Alvares Tenenwurcel ◽  
Maíse Soares de Moura ◽  
Adriana Monteiro da Costa ◽  
Paula Karen Mota ◽  
João Hebert Moreira Viana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Recharge ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Catchment Scale ◽  
Recharge Potential ◽  
Improved Model

Water resources have been increasingly impacted due to the growth of water demand associated with environmental degradation. In this context, the mapping of groundwater recharge potential has become attractive to water managers as it can be used to direct public policies and conserve this natural asset. The present study modifies (improves) a spatially explicit model to determine groundwater recharge potential at the catchment scale, testing it in the Pandeiros River basin located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The model is generally based on the water balance approach and the input variables were compiled from institutional sources and processed in a Geographic Information System. The novelty brought by the aforementioned modification relates to the coupling of physical variables (conventional way) and land management practices (introduced here) in the estimation of a percolation factor. The role of land management practices for percolation was assessed by the so-called Conservative Use Potential (PUC) method, which classifies the areas of a river basin in terms of their potential for sustainable use. The results were validated by an independent method, namely the recession curve method based on the interpretation of hydrographs. In general, the groundwater recharge potential is favored in flat to gently undulating areas and forested regions, as well as where the landscape is characterized by well-structured soils, good drainage conditions and large hydraulic conductivity. The map of groundwater recharge potential produced in this study can be used by planners and decision makers in the Pandeiros River basin as a tool to achieve sustainable use of groundwater resources and the protection of recharge areas.

Source apportionment of riverine nitrogen transport based on catchment modelling

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans B. Wittgren ◽  
Berit Arheimer
Keyword(s):  
Source Apportionment ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
River Mouth ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Transport ◽  
Total N ◽  
Management Measures

Source apportionment of river substance transport, i.e. estimation of how much each source in each subbasin contributes to the river-mouth transport, is a vital step in achieving the most efficient management practices to reduce pollutant loads to the sea. In this study, the spatially lumped (at sub-catchment level), semi-empirical PULSE hydrological model, with a nitrogen routine coupled to it, was used to perform source apportionment of nitrogen transport in the Söderköpingsån river basin (882 km2) in south-eastern Sweden, for the period 1991–93. The river basin was divided into 28 subbasins and the following sources were considered: land leakage from the categories forest, arable and ley/pasture; point sources, and; atmospheric deposition on lake surfaces. The calibrated model yielded an explained variance of 60%, based on comparison of measured and modelled river nitrogen (Total N) concentrations. Eight subbasins, with net contributions to the river-mouth transport exceeding 3 kg ha−1 yr−1, were identified as the most promising candidates for cost efficient nitrogen management. The other 20 subbasins all had net contributions below 3 kg ha−1 yr−1. Arable land contributed 63% of the nitrogen transport at the river mouth and would thus be in focus for management measures. However, point sources (18% contribution to net transport) should also be considered due to their relatively high accessibility for removal measures (high concentrations). E.g., the most downstream subbasin, with the largest wastewater treatment plant in the whole river basin, had a net contribution of 16 kg ha−1 yr−1. This method for source apportionment may provide authorities with quantitative information about where in a river basin, and at which sources, they should focus their attention. However, once this is done, an analysis with higher resolution has to be performed in each of the interesting subbasins, before decisions on actual management measures can be taken.

scholarly journals Present challenges for future water sustainable cities: a case study from Italy

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-166
Author(s):  
L. Bonzanigo ◽  
G. Sinnona
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
The Future ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. The global population is increasingly concentrated in cities. Cities and urban areas face many challenges – economic, social, health and environmental – which are often exacerbated by an increase in the frequency of natural disasters. Together, these challenges call for a shift towards sustainable cities which reduce their impact on the surrounding environment, whilst at the same time succeeding to make resources available to their increasing number of inhabitants. This article explores the state of the art of water management practices of the highly urbanised Northern Italian region and plans and scope for the future development of water management. Although the region is at present not under severe water stress, recently some cities faced water scarcity problems and were forced to implement water rationing. We assessed the vulnerability of Parma and Ferrara to a water crisis, together with the regular and emergency adaptation measures already in place, and the forecast for the near future. In two workshops, the authors adapted the Australian concept of Water Sensitive Urban Design for the Italian context. Although the population remains generally unaware of the impact of the two latest severe drought events (2003 and 2006/7), many adaptation measures towards a more sustainable use of the water resource are already in place – technically, institutionally, and individually. Water managers consider however that the drastic and definite changes needed to integrate the urban water management cycle, and which minimise the ecological footprint of urban spaces, lay far in the future.

Investigating of River-Aquifer Interactions using Sub-Surface Hydrological Model and Remote Sensing Inputs in an agriculturally Dominated Kosi River Basin, India.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naga Venkata Satish Laveti ◽  
Suresh A. Kartha ◽  
Subashisa Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Groundwater Recharge ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Hydrological Model ◽  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Interaction Process ◽  
Groundwater Levels ◽  
Physically Based ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Exchange Flux

<p>River-Aquifer Interaction is a natural and complex phenomenon for understanding its physical dynamic processes. These interactions highly vary with time and space and are to be investigated at river reach scale. The present study aims to understand and quantify the spatio-temporal variations of river-aquifer interaction process in Kosi river basin, India. This basin is majorly dominated with agricultural lands and irrigation requirement of the crops are mostly met by groundwater. In order to quantify the river-aquifer exchange flux at reach scale, a physically based sub-surface hydrological model has been carried for the study area. For this purpose, high resolution remotely sensed evapotranspiration data and groundwater recharge (estimated using soil water budget method method) along with other aquifer parameters were utilized for simulating the monthly groundwater levels as well as exchange flux between river and aquifer. The model results showed that simulated groundwater levels were well calibrated and validated with measured groundwater levels. Further, this calibrated groundwater flow model has been used to quantify the river-aquifer exchange flux. Based on the obtained exchange flux values, three different interaction zones were identified from upstream (Kosi barrage) to downstream (confluence point with Ganga river) in the study reach. It is observed that the river mostly loses water to the aquifer (as influent) in Zone I (80km from upstream) and the river mostly gains water from the aquifer (as effluent) in Zone III (40 km above downstream to confluence point). Whereas, the river has a combination of both losing and gaining natures in Zone II (between Zone I and III). From this study, it can be concluded that use of satellite remote sensing inputs (groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration) in the sub-surface hydrological model, facilitated to improve the assessment and understanding river-aquifer interaction process in an alluvial River basin.</p>

scholarly journals Evaluation of the environmental impact of an irrigation network in a Ramsar area of the Greek part of the Strymonas River basin using a coupled MIKE SHE/MIKE 11 modelling system

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-66 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Hydraulic Simulation ◽  
Irrigation Network ◽  
Mike She ◽  
River Catchment ◽  
Mike 11 ◽  
Physically Based ◽  
Negative Effect

<div> <p>The need for efficient and economical use of the world&rsquo;s water requires the implimentation of modern methods to make decisions about water management. This inspired the principal philosophy of the management study of the Hellenic part of the Strymonas River catchment (6400 km<sup>2</sup>). An important issue in such studies is to simulate the hydrology of the river catchment. The state-of-the-art couple model MIKE SHE/MIKE 11 is a powerful, physically-based distributed hydrological and hydraulic simulation tool. To determine water balance, hydrology and hydraulic functions in the river catchment a water level monitoring network was established. Data collection was performed during 2004 and 2006. The philosophy and main assumptions that underlie the current work are described. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the irrigation networks in the Strymonas River basin is checked. Finally, the negative effect of the current irrigation network on the lake&rsquo;s water level fluctuation is pointed out and simple but effective solutions are proposed.</p> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p>

scholarly journals Catchment-Scale Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Hydrologic Modelling Using Conceptual and Physically Based Models: A Model Comparison Study

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Bizhanimanzar ◽  
Robert Leconte ◽  
Mathieu Nuth
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Groundwater Recharge ◽  
Water Table ◽  
Model Comparison ◽  
Unsaturated Flow ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Catchment Scale ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Mike She ◽  
Physically Based

This paper presents a comparative analysis of the use of an externally linked (MOBIDIC-MODFLOW) and a physically based (MIKE SHE) surface water-groundwater model to capture the integrated hydrologic responses of the Thomas Brook catchment, in Canada. The main objective of the study is to investigate the effect of simplification in representation of the hydrological processes in MOBIDIC-MODFLOW on its simulation accuracy. To this aim, MOBIDIC and MODFLOW were coupled in order to sequentially exchange the groundwater recharge and baseflow discharges within each computation time step. Using identical sets of hydrogeological properties for the two models, the coefficients of the gravity and capillary reservoirs in MOBIDIC were calibrated so as to closely predict the hydrological budget of the catchment simulated with MIKE SHE. The simulated results show that the two models can closely replicate the observed water table responses at two monitoring wells. However, in very shallow water table locations, the instantaneous response of the water table was not precisely captured in MOBIDIC-MODFLOW. Additionally, the simplified conceptualization of the unsaturated flow in MOBIDIC-MODFLOW resulted in overestimated groundwater recharge during spring and underestimation during summer. Moreover, the computational efficiency of MOBIDIC-MODFLOW, as compared to MIKE SHE, along with less required input data, confirms its potential for regional scale groundwater-surface water interaction modelling applications.

scholarly journals GIS-Aided Zoning of Natural Groundwater Recharge Potential in Yasu River Basin, Japan

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Shigeya Maeda ◽  
Toshihiko Kawachi ◽  
Alok Kumar ◽  
Takeo Maruyama ◽  
Shinzou Matsumura
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Recharge ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Recharge Potential

scholarly journals Present challenges for future water sustainable cities: a case study from Italy

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
L. Bonzanigo ◽  
G. Sinnona
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
The Future ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. The global population is increasingly concentrated in cities. Cities and urban areas face many challenges – economic, social, health and environmental – which are often exacerbated by an increase in the frequency of natural disasters. Together, these challenges call for a shift towards sustainable cities which reduce their impact on the surrounding environment, whilst at the same time succeeding to make resources available to their increasing number of inhabitants. This study explores the state of the art of water management practices of the highly urbanised Northern Italian region and plans and scope for the future development of water management. Although the region is at present not under severe water stress, recently some cities faced water scarcity problems and were forced to implement water rationing. We assessed the vulnerability of Parma and Ferrara to a water crisis, together with the regular and emergency adaptation measures already in place, and the forecast for the near future. In two workshops, the authors adapted the Australian concept of water sensitive urban design for the Italian context. Although the population remains generally unaware of the impact of the two latest severe drought events (2003 and 2006/7), many adaptation measures towards a more sustainable use of the water resource are already in place – technically, institutionally, and individually. Water managers consider however that the drastic and definite changes needed to integrate the urban water management cycle, and which minimise the ecological footprint of urban spaces, lay far in the future.

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