Optimum Site Selection for Groundwater wells using Integration between GIS and Hydrogeophysical Data

Aziz, Nadia A.; Hasan, Raghad Hadi; Abdulrazzaq, Zaidoon Taha

doi:10.30684/etj.36.6a.1

Cited by 15 publications

(10 citation statements)

References 2 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Generally, the multi-criteria decision problems include a set of a potential decision alternative that is evaluated based on specific criteria [30]. Over the last decade, many studies have used the MCE in the GIS environment for different purposes e.g., [31][32][33][34][35][36][37].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential Water Harvesting Sites Identification Using Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation in Maysan Province, Iraq

Alwan

Aziz²,

Hamoodi

2020

IJGI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Rainwater harvesting is a promising tool for supplementing surface water and groundwater to overcome the imbalance between water supply and demand under changing climate conditions. Multi-Criteria Evaluation is one of the well-known methods of decision-making. In this study, the geographical information system (GIS)-based Multi-Criteria Evaluation is used to select the optimum rainwater harvesting sites in Maysan province, Iraq. Fuzzy membership is used for standardization of the criteria, and Fuzzy Gamma overlay for a combination of multi-layers using ArcGIS 10.5. Seven criteria layers, including slope, stream order, soil type, precipitation, evaporation, roads, and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) are derived to identify rainwater-harvesting catchment. The results determined the optimum sites for water storage within the study area. The resultant potential rainwater harvesting catchment map can be used as a reference to enhance the effectiveness of water management, especially in drought-stricken areas that offer significant potential for sustainable agricultural production in the semi-arid region.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential Water Harvesting Sites Identification Using Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation in Maysan Province, Iraq

Alwan

Aziz²,

Hamoodi

2020

IJGI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In this context, various studies utilized MCDA for groundwater suitability analysis with successful results. For example, Aziz et al [25] selected the best site to drill groundwater wells in the Fadak farm, South Iraq for irrigations purposes. The optimal location was selected depending on the hydrogeophysical data including resistivity, depth, thickness, and transmissivity of the aquifer.…”

Section: Suitability Mapmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, GIS-based MCDA technique that efficiently combines multiple hydrological data to produce a reliable decision model is an effective tool to enhance the suitability analysis in an area of interest. Several researchers have used remote sensing and GIS-based MCDA in groundwater studies with effective results [21][22][23][24][25].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Groundwater Aquifer Suitability for Irrigation Purposes Using Multi-Criteria Decision Approach in Salah Al-Din Governorate/Iraq

Alwan

Karim

Aziz³

2019

AgriEngineering

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this study, GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Approach (MCDA) is used to identify suitable locations to use groundwater for irrigation purposes in Salah-Al-Din Governorate, 180 km to the North of Baghdad, capital of Iraq republic. Various criteria are adopted including Electrical Conductivity (EC), Power of Hydrogen (pH), Sodium percentage (Na%), Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Magnesium Adsorption Ratio (MAR), Kelly's Ratio (KR), climate factor, aquifer thickness, and aquifer elevation. Three datasets are integrated to produce the suitability model, including geophysical data, groundwater wells data and satellite-based climate data. The criteria layers are assessed using the multi-criteria decision approach by combining them together using the weighted overlay function in ArcGIS 10.5. Appropriate weights assigned and integrated into GIS to create the groundwater suitability map for irrigation. Finally, the suitability of the study area for irrigation purposes with its percent to the total area is classified into three classes according to the set criteria used for this purpose: high suitability (35.41%), low suitability (44.22%), and unsuitable/excluded (20.37%). 304 leads to the logical expectation of declination of the Euphrates and Tigris output by 2025 to 50% and 25% respectively [3]. This problem coincides with a significant rise in Iraq's population, increasing water demand, inadequate infrastructure to maintain quality of life and lack of scientific planning for water resources management. Another serious factor in this regard is that the Middle East region (including Iraq) is one of the most vulnerable world regions to the potential impact of climate change (less precipitation, higher transpiration, sea level rise, and drought). According to these facts, the peak water supply in Iraq does not meet the needs, and this problem gets worse with time as the increasing population, the climate change, and unpredictable weather increase water demands largely. The consequences are many, which include a negative impact on agriculture, industry, tourism, and energy sectors resulting in increasing unemployment rates, poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition.In recent times, there has been a worldwide conviction that groundwater is one of the most important natural water supply resources. When compared with surface water, it has a number of fundamental advantages: it is of higher quality, better protected from possible pollution, less subjected to seasonal and perennial fluctuations, and much more uniformly spread over large regions than surface water. Additionally, groundwater could be available in places where the surface water is scarce. The importance of groundwater as one of the substantial natural resources is accentuated in countries with arid and semiarid climates, where it is widely used for irrigation as in the countries of the Arab region with desert climate [4], these countries started to focus on groundwater resources due to water scarcity and pollution problems [5]. In the times of water scarcity...

show abstract

“…Due to its low cost, easy to apply, and fast to get a result, it is correlated with the other methods. Besides, providing primary information and proposing the best suitable region for drilling low-cost wells (Ahmed et al 2012;Abdulrazzaq et al 2019), VES has demonstrated to be valuable in groundwater study; this technique has been extensively used in groundwater exploration to determine the depth to the water table, aquifer geometry, and groundwater feature by analyzing measured apparent resistivity field data (Aziz et al 2018). In designing suitable groundwater management schemes in any geological environment, whose properties (physical and chemical) and spatial circulation institute the purpose of all hydro-geological and hydro-geophysical investigations (Abdulrazzaq 2011), the ecology of the subsurface resources is of importance.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification of potential groundwater locations using geophysical data and fuzzy gamma operator model in Imo, Southeastern Nigeria

Abdulrazzaq¹,

Agbasi

Aziz³

et al. 2020

Appl Water Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Groundwater is among the most important resources of water supply of the worldwide population. The objective of this research is to select the most suitable drilling location of new groundwater wells, with a decision-making tool using geographic information system (GIS). The optimum location was evaluated based on the hydro-geoelectrical parameter derived from vertical electrical sounding (VES) including longitudinal conductance, aquifer thickness, aquifer resistivity, transmissivity, formation factor, and porosity. The analysis of the VES data revealed that the porosity values range from 1.8 to 21%, the formation factor values vary between 0.0355 and 0.14, the transmissivity values range from 3.4 to 6 m 2 /day, the longitudinal conductance values vary from 3 to 4.6 Ω −1 , the aquifer thickness values range from 4.1 to 8.5 m, the aquifer resistivity varies between 0.7 and 40 Ω m. Hydro-geoelectrical data were integrated into GIS to precisely determine the best location for groundwater wells. Fuzzy liner membership was used to standardize the criteria layers; then, these layers were combined using fuzzy gamma overlay to produce the suitability map. The study area was classified into four classes: excluded, low suitability, moderate suitability, and high suitability. It is recommended that this method should be adopted by different governmental agencies involved in water resources management in Nigeria.

show abstract

Optimum Site Selection for Groundwater wells using Integration between GIS and Hydrogeophysical Data

Cited by 15 publications

References 2 publications

Potential Water Harvesting Sites Identification Using Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation in Maysan Province, Iraq

Potential Water Harvesting Sites Identification Using Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation in Maysan Province, Iraq

Groundwater Aquifer Suitability for Irrigation Purposes Using Multi-Criteria Decision Approach in Salah Al-Din Governorate/Iraq

Identification of potential groundwater locations using geophysical data and fuzzy gamma operator model in Imo, Southeastern Nigeria

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About