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GroMoPo Metadata for Nile Delta Aquifer SEAWAT model


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Abstract

Saltwater intrusion (SWI) is a type of pollution that adversely affects the quality of groundwater in coastal aquifers. The Nile Delta aquifer (NDA) in Egypt contains a large amount of freshwater. Increasing abstraction from the aquifer and sea level rise have led to an increase in SWI, which has reached up to 100 km inland. Therefore, practical measures are required to prevent further SWI. This study aims to identify an optimal well system to manage the intrusion of saline water in NDA using a number of management systems, including pumping of brackish water, aquifer recharge, and abstraction of the freshwater. SEAWAT code is used to simulate SWI in the aquifer considering different scenarios of pumping and sea level rise. Four scenarios are used to control SWI, including: decreasing pumping from the aquifer, increasing recharge using treated waste water, increasing abstraction of brackish water for desalination, and a combination of these systems. The results showed that increasing recharge could lead to greater retardation of SWI (19.5%) than decreasing pumping (6.2%) and abstraction of brackish water (5.9%). However, a combined well system of pumping, recharge and abstraction is shown to be a more effective tool to control SWI in coastal aquifers, with retardation percentage of 21.3%.

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Coverage

Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Egypt
North Latitude
31.5000°
East Longitude
32.2500°
South Latitude
30.1000°
West Longitude
29.9000°

Content

Additional Metadata

Name Value
DOI 10.1007/s10040-021-02344-w
Depth 1000 meters
Scale 1 001 - 10 000 km²
Layers 11
Purpose Salt water intrusion
GroMoPo_ID 2029
IsVerified True
Model Code SEAWAT
Model Link https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-021-02344-w
Model Time SS
Model Year 2021
Creator Email sachawruzzante@gmail.com
Model Country Egypt
Data Available Report/paper only
Developer Email Eng_abdelaty2006@yahoo.com; a.a.javadi@ex.ac.uk; hany_farbat2003@yahoo.com
Dominant Geology Unconsolidated sediments
Developer Country Egypt; England; Slovakia
Publication Title Management of saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers using different wells systems: a case study of the Nile Delta aquifer in Egypt
Original Developer No
Additional Information N/A
Integration or Coupling Solute transport
Evaluation or Calibration Static water levels
Geologic Data Availability No

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GroMoPo, S. Ruzzante (2023). GroMoPo Metadata for Nile Delta Aquifer SEAWAT model, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/098a55660ade4d63b4c51f00ce7497c5

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