groundwater pump Articles
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Privatization of Water-Resource Development
This paper analyzes the inefficiencies from market power and return-flow externalities in private construction of a water project. The model pays special attention to increasing groundwater pumping costs, project set-up costs, limited project capacity, and return flow to the aquifer. For a given capacity, the return-flow externality causes project owners to construct the project too late when the ...
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Temporary Construction Dewatering Solutions
Mention “dewatering” to anyone outside of the underground construction trade, and typically, with a blank stare, they’ll ask what is D-watering? Mention dewatering to anyone in the underground construction trade, and they’ll likely state that it is one of the most important phases in the project, as a well designed and installed dewatering system will allow them to ...
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Hydrogeological and economical simulations: emergency water supply for Muscat
Urban water in Gulf Cooperation Council countries is principally supplied from desalination plants. However, desalination could be interrupted by natural hazards such as cyclones or harmful algal blooms. Four scenarios have been considered to help public institutions in Muscat to establish a water strategy for emergency situations. The numerical simulations of groundwater pumping have shown ...
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Assessing water demands and coverage sensitivity to climate change in the urban and rural sectors in central Chile
Snow dominated basins in the subtropics are susceptible to climate change, since evaporation and streamflows are affected, impacting key water sectors and increasing the risk of water shortages. This paper shows an integrated assessment of the impacts of climate change on the major water users in the Maipo Basin of Chile, allowing a direct comparison between competing sectors, describing their ...
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In-Situ Remediation of Heavy Metals Using Sulfur-Based Treatment Technologies
The Metal Problem Highly toxic and highly soluble metals are contained in numerous waste streams including those from power, chemical, electronics facilities, general manufacturing plants, and mining facilities. Lead, chromium, arsenic, zinc, cadmium, copper, and mercury are the most common metal contaminants found on remediation project sites (US EPA, October, 2000). Cyanide is a common ...
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Impact of pumping in open pit mining on groundwater flow: a case study
The groundwater flow behaviour was analysed during pre-monsoon, monsoon, and post-monsoon seasons. At first, the groundwater model was analysed in the steady state, and then the same was applied in the transient state to predict the spatio-temporal behaviour of groundwater in the region. Transient flow model was also developed to estimate the potential impact of pumping of groundwater due to ...
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Identifying the impact of Energy Base Water Project on groundwater using high-frequency monitoring data in the Subei Lake basin, Ordos, Northwestern China
Groundwater is increasingly exploited for energy production in arid regions, which necessitates a deeper insight into the impact of the enhanced human pressure on the groundwater. This study applied an integrated method (statistical analysis, water table fluctuation method, hydrograph analysis and remote sensing) to identify the impact of Energy Base Water Project on the groundwater in the ...
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Modelling biological Cr(VI) reduction in aquifer microcosm column systems
Several chrome processing facilities in South Africa release hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) into groundwater resources. Pump-and-treat remediation processes have been implemented at some of the sites but have not been successful in reducing contamination levels. The current study is aimed at developing an environmentally friendly, cost-effective and self-sustained biological method to curb the ...
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Performance assessment of low-order versus high-order numerical schemes in the numerical simulation of aquifer flow
Numerical methods have been widely used to simulate transient groundwater flow induced by pumping wells in geometrically and mathematically complex systems. However, flow and transport simulation using low-order numerical methods can be computationally expensive with a low rate of convergence in multi-scale problems where fine spatial discretization is required to ensure stability and ...
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Relevance of hydrological parameters in artificial recharge sites selection and assessment in a granitic aquifer
Due to increasing demand of groundwater and indiscriminant pumping, groundwater levels have been declined beyond economic levels and the natural recharge is not enough. Thus enhancing recharge to the groundwater system through artificial means has been evident. Depending on the situation, a variety of methods have been in practice but assessing their efficacy as well as optimal site selection has ...
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Groundwater Level and Surface Water Depletion Linked
Study’s computer model could be influential in future water management A new study looking at a century of groundwater declines in the continental United States has concluded that overpumping water from aquifers is responsible for up to half of the river flow declines that now threaten economies and public health in many regions. The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, said ...
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Simulation of seawater intrusion in the Nile Delta aquifer under the conditions of climate change
The problem of seawater intrusion is encountered in almost all coastal aquifers. Because of its higher density, the seawater migrates inland into freshwater aquifers even without any pumping activities. Excessive pumping of groundwater would accelerate seawater intrusion. Climate change and sea level rise represent critical parameters affecting the rate and degree of seawater intrusion. In ...
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New study assesses the global volume and distribution of “modern” groundwater
Groundwater has long been an important resource for spraying, drinking water, energy production and more, but getting a clear picture of how much is available and being recharged over time has been a challenge. Now an international group of hydrologists led by Tom Gleeson, engineering professor at the University of Victoria, with fellow researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, the ...
By Ensia
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The Alamitos Barrier Recycled Water Project
Groundwater pumping in the Los Alamitos, California area over the last century has caused groundwater levels to drop, allowing seawater to intrude into the local groundwater aquifer. To prevent additional infiltration by seawater, a coastline barrier of wells injecting fresh water has been in place since 1965. Until recently, imported potable drinking water was injected into the aquifer. However, ...
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Perchlorate Remediation Project Case Study
ARCADIS was contracted in 2000 to lead the development, evaluation and selection of a final groundwater remedy for this 94-acre site in California. As part of this work, ARCADIS is also participating in the evaluation of innovative technologies with the potential to treat soil impacts in the multiple source areas across the site. Specifically, the project is focused on the remediation of seven ...
By Arcadis
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Sustainable groundwater modeling using single- and multi-objective optimization algorithms
This study presents the first attempt to link the multi-algorithm genetically adaptive search method (AMALGAM) with a groundwater model to define pumping rates within a well distributed set of Pareto solutions. The pumping rates along with three minimization objectives, i.e. minimizing shortage affected by the failure to supply, modified shortage index and minimization of extent of drawdown ...
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Assessment of water qualities and evidence of seawater intrusion in a deep confined aquifer: case of the coastal Djeffara aquifer (Southern Tunisia)
Geochemical analyses of groundwater samples from the Djeffara confined aquifer (Southern Tunisia) were performed. The distribution of saline waters was investigated to identify the origin of the groundwater contamination. The aquifer was shown to be affected by an abnormal increase in groundwater salinity. Near the recharge zone, the groundwater salinity does not exceed 2.5 g l−1 but ...
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In-Situ Remediation of Heavy Metals Using Sulfur-Based Treatment Technologies
THE METALS PROBLEM: Highly toxic and highly soluble metals are contained in numerous waste streams including those from power, chemical, electronics facilities, general manufacturing plants, and mining facilities. Lead, chromium, arsenic, zinc, cadmium, copper, and mercury are the most common metal contaminants found on remediation project sites (US EPA, October, 2000). Cyanide is a common ...
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Groundwater Flow in Arsenic-Contaminated Aquifer, Mekong Delta, Cambodia
ABSTRACT To advance understanding of hydrologies I influences on As concentrations within groundwaters of Southeast Asia, the flow system of an As-rich aquifer on the Mekong Delta in Cambodia where flow patterns have not been disturbed by irrigation well pumping was examined. Monitoring of water levels in a network of installed wells, extending over a 50knr area, indicates that groundwater flow ...
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Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project - Case Study
Project Location: Dubuque, Iowa Owner: Upper Bee Branch Creek-Channel, Streets, and Utilities GC: Tschiggfrie Excavating Project Revenue: 200,000,000 Project Start and End Date: July 2015 SUMMARY The City of Dubuque’s Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project was awarded a 2018 Eddy Award. The annual Eddy Awards are presented to those who have made the Mississippi River a ...
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