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Abstract
The Gabes Jeffara aquifer system, in southeastern Tunisia, is essentially recharged by rainfall infiltration and by groundwater inflow from the Intercalary Continental aquifer in the northwest. The increase in groundwater pumping for irrigation in recent decades has induced a serious decrease in groundwater levels, depletion of springs and degradation of oasis ecosystems. A multidisciplinary study was carried out to better understand the behavior of oasis ecosystems and aquifer systems and to provide tools and recommendations for water resources management. An important part of the study was devoted to developing a hydrodynamic flow model of the Jeffara aquifer system, which can be used as a future groundwater management tool considering different recharge or exploitation scenarios. This model was built with Processing Modflow, gathering data on geology, hydrogeology, hydrology, rainfall, piezometry, withdrawals and spring flow rates. The model was calibrated in steady state with reference to the piezometric levels measured in 1970 and in transient state for the period 1972-2014, using records from more than 200 wells and piezometers. The analysis of current and future water consumption was carried out with existing data, processed satellite images and farmer surveys. This analysis was used to define water demand scenarios combined with scenarios of decreased groundwater withdrawal, reinforced groundwater recharge and use of alternative water resources. The scenarios tested with the model show that the situation will be critical in less than 25 years without radical measures to reduce groundwater withdrawals by at least 60 MCM/year.
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10040-020-02123-z |
| Depth | N/A |
| Scale | 1 001 - 10 000 km² |
| Layers | 3 |
| Purpose | Groundwater resources |
| GroMoPo_ID | 2036 |
| IsVerified | True |
| Model Code | MODFLOW |
| Model Link | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-020-02123-z |
| Model Time | 1970-1990 |
| Model Year | 2020 |
| Creator Email | kcompare@fsu.edu |
| Model Country | Tunisia |
| Data Available | Report/paper only |
| Developer Email | jf.vernoux@brgm.fr; faten.horriche@topnet.tn; r.ghoudi@gmail.com |
| Dominant Geology | Model focuses on multiple geologic materials |
| Developer Country | France; Tunisia |
| Publication Title | Numerical groundwater flow modeling for managing the Gabes Jeffara aquifer system (Tunisia) in relation with oasis ecosystems |
| Original Developer | No |
| Additional Information | N/A |
| Integration or Coupling | None of the above |
| Evaluation or Calibration | Static water levels |
| Geologic Data Availability | No |
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