Determining safe yield and mapping water level zoning in groundwater resources of the Neishabour Plain

Parisa Kazerani; Ali Naghi Ziaei; Kamran Davari

doi:10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280005

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Kazerani P, Ziaei AN, Davari K. 2023. Determining safe yield and mapping water level zoning in groundwater resources of the Neishabour Plain. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 11(1): 47-54 doi: 10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280005

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Determining safe yield and mapping water level zoning in groundwater resources of the Neishabour Plain

doi: 10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280005

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Master of Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran
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Head of the Water Science and Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran
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Professor of the Water Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran

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Corresponding author: parisa.kazerani@ymail.com
Received Date: 2022-08-22
Accepted Date: 2023-01-30

Available Online: 2023-03-20

Publish Date: 2023-03-15

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Abstract

Groundwater is a crucial sources of water supply, especially in arid and semi-arid areas around the world. With uncontrolled withdrawals and limited availability of these resources, it is essential to determine the safe yield of these valuable resources. The Hill method approach was used in this study to determine the safe yield the Neishabour aquifer in Khorasan Razvi province in Iran. The results showed that the safe yield in the Neishabour aquifer is 60% lower than the current pumping amounts during the study period, indicating that further overdrafts could result in the destruction of this aquifer. This highlights the importance of using the Hill method to estimate the permitted exploitation from other aquifers, thus preventing problems caused by over-extraction and maintaining stability of global groundwater levels.
- Hill method,
- Water level zoning maps,
- Groundwater pumping,
- Safe yield,
- Groundwater crisis

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