Study of geothermal water intrusion due to groundwater exploitation in the Puebla Valley aquifer system, Mexico

Márquez, Elsa Leticia Flores; Jiménez-Suárez, Gabriel; Martínez‐Serrano, Raymundo G.; Chávez, René E.; Pérez, Daniel Silva

doi:10.1007/s10040-006-0029-0

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“…Groundwater is the most important source for water supply in Puebla city, intense urban and industrial development have placed high demand of groundwater resources and also these resources are at greater risk to degradation of quality. Furthermore, this development of the area make groundwater a critical resource for human activities (Salcedo-Sánchez et al, 2016;Gárfias et al, 2010;Flores-Márquez et al, 2006). According to Flores-Márquez et al (2006) and Gárfias et al (2010), the most significant effect is the degradation in the quality of freshwater in the upper aquifer due to mixing with sulphydric water which rises from the deep aquifer.…”

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Hydrogeochemistry and water-rock interactions in the urban area of Puebla Valley aquifer (Mexico)

Sánchez

Hoyos

Esteller

et al. 2017

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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The urban area of Puebla Valley aquifer is seated in Puebla City and neighbor municipalities. Puebla is the fourth largest city in Mexico, where there are significant industrial zones and a large population. Water needs are almost exclusively met by groundwater, which has brought intense exploitation of groundwater resources and water quality degradation. The present study investigates the hydrogeochemical changes in groundwater, particularly focuses on the chemical changes produced by upwelling mineralized water. These concentrations may represent potential risks to the health of the population. The groundwater presented five types of families Ca-HCO 3 , Mg-HCO 3 , Mix-HCO 3 , HCO 3-Ca-SO 4 and Ca-SO 4. The high concentrations of sulphates, calcium and magnesium are reflected in high TDS and Total Hardness. The samples collected showed detectable concentrations of F − , Fe, Mn, Ba, Sr, Cu, Zn, B and Li. The limitations for its use as drinking water are given by the high values of TDS, sulphates, total hardness and Mn. Geochemical modeling using Geochemist's Workbench (GWB) and PHREEQC software enabled the computation of the saturation index of mineral phases with ions in solution and speciation ions. Groundwater was initially in equilibrium with calcite; however, due to the changes in hydrogeological conditions, gypsum and dolomite are being dissolved until new equilibrium conditions are met. The additional calcium and carbonate in the water causes calcite to become oversaturated and to precipitate. Evidence of dedolomitization reactions and common ion effect is illustrated by concurrent increases in calcium and magnesium concentrations in the groundwater.

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Hydrogeochemistry and water-rock interactions in the urban area of Puebla Valley aquifer (Mexico)

Sánchez

Hoyos

Esteller

et al. 2017

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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“…Water consumption has increased over the last few decades, causing a water table decline of the main aquifer of approximately 1Ð0-1Ð4 m year 1 (Osuna-Viscarra, 1991;CNA, 2001). Water table drops due to increasing groundwater consumption are a common problem in the aquifers of central and northern Mexico (Brouste et al, 1997;Edmunds et al, 2002;Mahlknecht et al, 2004Mahlknecht et al, , 2006aEsteller and Andreu, 2005;Portugal et al, 2005;Daessle et al, 2006;Flores-Marquez et al, 2006;Schoups et al, 2006;Ramos-Leal et al, 2007).…”

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Groundwater geochemistry of the Chihuahua City region in the Rio Conchos Basin (northern Mexico) and implications for water resources management

Mahlknecht

Horst

Hernández-Limón

et al. 2008

Hydrological Processes

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Abstract:The Chihuahua City region, located in the semiarid-arid northern highlands of Mexico, has experienced intensive groundwater abstraction during the last 40 years to meet water demands in the region. A geochemical survey was carried out to investigate the evolution from baseline to modern conditions of a 130-km flow path including the El Sauz-Chihuahua-Aldama-San Diego de Alcalá regions. The research approach included the use of major chemical elements, chlorofluorocarbons and environmental isotope ( 18 O, 2 H, 13 C and 14 C) tracers. Stable isotopes indicate that groundwater evolves from the evaporation of local rainfall and surface water. Groundwater located at the lower end of the flow section is up to 6000 years old and older groundwater in the order of 9000 years BP was found in a deep well located in the upper part of the flow system, implying contribution from a neighbour basin. The background groundwater chemistry upstream of Chihuahua City results from feldspar weathering. Beyond Chihuahua City the chemical conditions are strongly modified owing to disposal of sewage from public and industrial water supplies into the Rio Chuviscar, subsequent allocation of this water to agricultural irrigation areas and direct infiltration under the river bed. As a consequence, anions like chloride and sulphate are mainly related to surface sources. Nitrate is controlled in part by sewage from public supply and industry and in part by agricultural practices. Arsenic and fluoride are related to weathering of rock formations of local mineralized ranges and subsequent enrichment of the basin-fill by magmatic processes. The results of this study have implications for groundwater management in an arid region that depends entirely on groundwater for domestic, industrial and agricultural water consumption.

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“…According to Özler (2000), the high TDS values could be related to warming reservoir. The high TDS content could be related to geothermal activity, dissolution of carbonates from the karstic rocks, leakage of the sewage network, and fertilizers in the shallow layers (Flores-Márquez et al 2006). Increasing tendency of TDS, SiO 2 , and total hardness (TH) corresponded with the arid and dry period, while increasing tendency of sodium adsorption ration (SAR) and soluble sodium percentage (SSP) corresponded with the wet period.…”

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Climatic impacts on hydrogeochemical characteristics of mineralized springs: a case study of the Garab travertine zone in the northeast of Iran

Daneshvar

2014

Arab J Geosci

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In this study, we aimed to indicate that hydrogeochemical characteristics of the mineralized spring waters of the Garab travertine zone, in the northeast of Iran, are changed in accordance of regional climatic impacts. Some 18 hydrogeological and 8 meteorological variables from documented data of Garab water samples for the years 1970, 1984, 2001, and 2011 are employed. The temporal trends show that the years 1984 and 2011 are classified as the humid and wet periods and the years 1970 and 2001 are classified as the arid and dry periods in the study area. Our results revealed that the concentrations of Ca 2+ , Na + , K + , Cl − , and CO 3 2− were enhanced in the wet period by increasing carbonate precipitation and dissolution of surfacial Neogene Na-Cl soils. The recorded 8°C difference between water temperature and air temperature can be related to thermogene conditions of spring water and thick travertine deposits, while the same variability of water temperature and air temperature in the wet and dry periods exhibits meteogene conditions of spring water and tufa generation. The hydrogeochemical analysis revealed that the abundant values of electrical conductivity (~11,000 μs/ cm), total dissolved solids (~6,700 mg/l), and CO 2 (~350 mg/ l) together with the observed water type (Na-Cl and Ca-HCO 3 -SO 4 ) are due to thermal water origin and possible leakage of fossil seawaters in deeper ground.

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Study of geothermal water intrusion due to groundwater exploitation in the Puebla Valley aquifer system, Mexico

Cited by 35 publications

References 6 publications

Hydrogeochemistry and water-rock interactions in the urban area of Puebla Valley aquifer (Mexico)

Hydrogeochemistry and water-rock interactions in the urban area of Puebla Valley aquifer (Mexico)

Groundwater geochemistry of the Chihuahua City region in the Rio Conchos Basin (northern Mexico) and implications for water resources management

Climatic impacts on hydrogeochemical characteristics of mineralized springs: a case study of the Garab travertine zone in the northeast of Iran

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