Stratigraphic modeling and hydraulic characterization of a typical basaltic aquifer system in the Kadva river basin, Nas
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Stratigraphic modeling and hydraulic characterization of a typical basaltic aquifer system in the Kadva river basin, Nashik, India Nitin Rane1 · Geetha K. Jayaraj2 Received: 19 July 2020 / Accepted: 8 October 2020 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Abstract The primary objective of the study is to characterize the hydrogeologic status and identify the trend in groundwater storage of aquifer system to provide an improved understanding of the groundwater flow system in the Kadva river basin, India. This is accomplished by the integrated use of stratigraphic modeling, pressure derivative approach, and pumping test analysis. The results of the stratigraphic modeling indicate that the unconfined aquifer thickness ranging from 8.2 to 34.2 m and generally occur to the depth of 2.2–36.5 m below ground level (bgl), whereas semi-confined aquifer thickness ranges from 6.1 to 58.3 m and generally occurs 30.6 m bgl over the study area with an interconnected semi-confining unit of thickness ranging from 1.6 to 22.3 m. The pumping test results of unconfined aquifer in the study area show that the transmissivity varies from 15.66 to 98.18 m 2/day, and the specific yield ranging from 8.2 × 10–4 to 3.2 × 10–2. Pumping test data and derivative analysis show that the deep aquifers are semi-confined with transmissivity ranging from 14.4 to 111.2 m2/day, storage coefficient varies from 1.56 × 10–4 to 4.83 × 10–4, and hydraulic resistance ranges from 93 to 1270 days. The values of hydraulic parameters revealed a remarkable spatial variability, suggesting that the basaltic aquifer system has strong heterogeneity. The results of the present study are helpful in the formulation of efficient policies for sustainable groundwater management in basaltic aquifers system in India in particular and worldwide in general. Keywords Deccan basalt · Aquifer characterization · Groundwater · Hand-dug wells · Hydraulic testing
Introduction Basaltic aquifers are essential in several regions of the world and are sometimes the only source of groundwater. In many countries, including India, groundwater obtains from basaltic aquifers, which occurs in the weathered and fractured parts of hard rocks. The basalt of the western and central part of India is the largest occurrence to the basic lava flow event in the world, covering an area about 500,000 km2 (Bondre et al., 2004; Limaye 2010). The groundwater resources quantification depends on the accuracy of hydrogeologic information that can be collected by various approaches. * Nitin Rane [email protected] Geetha K. Jayaraj [email protected] 1
Department of Civil Engineering, Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, New Mumbai, India
Shivajirao S Jondhle College of Engineering and Technology, Asangaon, Thane, India
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Understanding hydrogeologic characteristics are essential for the design of sustainable and effective groundwater management policies, as groundwater flows control by the hydrogeology of the aquifers (Mukherjee et al. 2007; Ahmed 2009; Ducci
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