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Kazerani Parisa, Ziaei Ali Naghi, Davari Kamran. 2023. Determining safe yield and mapping water level zoning in groundwater resources of the Neishabour Plain. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 11(1): 47-54. doi: 10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280005
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Determining safe yield and mapping water level zoning in groundwater resources of the Neishabour Plain
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Abstract
Groundwater is a crucial sources of water supply, especially in arid and semi-arid areas around the world. With uncontrolled withdrawals and limited availability of these resources, it is essential to determine the safe yield of these valuable resources. The Hill method approach was used in this study to determine the safe yield the Neishabour aquifer in Khorasan Razvi province in Iran. The results showed that the safe yield in the Neishabour aquifer is 60% lower than the current pumping amounts during the study period, indicating that further overdrafts could result in the destruction of this aquifer. This highlights the importance of using the Hill method to estimate the permitted exploitation from other aquifers, thus preventing problems caused by over-extraction and maintaining stability of global groundwater levels.
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Keywords:
- Hill method /
- Water level zoning maps /
- Groundwater pumping /
- Safe yield /
- Groundwater crisis
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Kazerani Parisa, Ziaei Ali Naghi, Davari Kamran. 2023. Determining safe yield and mapping water level zoning in groundwater resources of the Neishabour Plain. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 11(1): 47-54. doi: 10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280005
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Figure 1.
Location of the study area in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran
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Figure 2.
Location of existing pumping wells in the aquifer and the modeling range
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Figure 3.
The Hill method and determination of safe yield using initial pumping values
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Figure 4. 1.
Modelled water level with 10% pumping reduction
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Figure 4. 2.
Modelled water level with 20% pumping reduction
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Figure 4. 3.
Modelled water level with 30% pumping reduction
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Figure 4. 4.
Modelled water level with 40% pumping reduction
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Figure 4. 5.
Modelled water level with 50% pumping reduction
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Figure 4. 6.
Modelled water level with 60% pumping reduction
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Figure 5.
The Hill method and determination of safe yield after changing pumping values
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Figure 6.
The zoning map of the aquifer water level in the initial pumping condition
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Figure 7.
The zoning map of aquifer water level in the appropriate pumping condition