Coastal fresh groundwater management is a challenging research topic due to the relevance of these resources and the huge suffered risks due to global change and overpopulation. The geometrical features of coastal aquifers play a control role in saltwater intrusion (SWI). Seawater level rise and the reduction in aquifer fresh groundwater storage are promoting SWI. All these key factors are considered with two different numerical approaches defining schematic management criteria bottom using the numerical code SEAWAT. The former approach adopts the well-known Henry's problem; the latter is based on the real study case of the Gaza aquifer (Palestine). Different aquifer bed slopes (ABS), and hydraulic and physical methods for SWI management are considered together with SLR, recharge reduction, and over pumping. The results showed that the land side ABS cases show more SWI than sea side and horizontal ABS. Cut-off walls and check dams are effective to manage SWI in horizontal ABS more than in other slopes, also the subsurface dams, earth fill and recharge of freshwater are good methods in land side ABS while the abstraction of brackish water and combination of recharge with abstraction are better to mitigate of SWI in sea side ABS. Useful comparing tables and considerations are defined with the purpose to guide the preliminary selections of new management solutions for reducing the effect of the global change on groundwater resources for different slopes aquifers around the coastal world.

Saltwater intrusion management at different coastal aquifers bed slopes considering sea level rise and reduction in fresh groundwater storage

Polemio Maurizio
2023

Abstract

Coastal fresh groundwater management is a challenging research topic due to the relevance of these resources and the huge suffered risks due to global change and overpopulation. The geometrical features of coastal aquifers play a control role in saltwater intrusion (SWI). Seawater level rise and the reduction in aquifer fresh groundwater storage are promoting SWI. All these key factors are considered with two different numerical approaches defining schematic management criteria bottom using the numerical code SEAWAT. The former approach adopts the well-known Henry's problem; the latter is based on the real study case of the Gaza aquifer (Palestine). Different aquifer bed slopes (ABS), and hydraulic and physical methods for SWI management are considered together with SLR, recharge reduction, and over pumping. The results showed that the land side ABS cases show more SWI than sea side and horizontal ABS. Cut-off walls and check dams are effective to manage SWI in horizontal ABS more than in other slopes, also the subsurface dams, earth fill and recharge of freshwater are good methods in land side ABS while the abstraction of brackish water and combination of recharge with abstraction are better to mitigate of SWI in sea side ABS. Useful comparing tables and considerations are defined with the purpose to guide the preliminary selections of new management solutions for reducing the effect of the global change on groundwater resources for different slopes aquifers around the coastal world.
2023
Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica - IRPI
Coastal
Aquifers
Management
SLR
SEAWAT
Bed slopes
Gaza
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