The utilization of brackish water, protecting the quality of the upper fresh water layer in coastal aquifers

Naveen Pareek (), Mahesh Kumar Jat and S. K. Jain
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Naveen Pareek: IIT Roorkee
Mahesh Kumar Jat: IIT Roorkee
S. K. Jain: GWMICC (P) LTD., Jal Nikatan, Jawahar Nagar

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2006, vol. 26, issue 4, 237-246

Abstract: Abstract Increasing salinity is one of the most significant and widespread forms of groundwater pollution in coastal areas. This paper presents the causes and impacts of saline water intrusion in coastal areas. Various causes of salt water intrusion, and approaches for the determination of its extent and various measures to control the salt water intrusion are described. An aquifer performance test (APT) approach is presented to identify the extent of existing salt water intrusion in the study area located in the southwest coastal region of Gujarat State (India). A resistivity based experimental technique is used to identify the quality of the groundwater available at different depths. A methodology is presented to assess the extent of available fresh and saline groundwater and to find out the limit up to which lower saline groundwater can be withdrawn for industrial purposes without affecting the upper fresh water layer which can be made available for domestic purposes.

Keywords: Salt water intrusion; Resistivity; Pumping test; Salinity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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