Hatarilabs presents its study area for integrated and sustainable groundwater management
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Because field work and numerical models are just tools for the sustainable management of our groundwater resources we have searched a study place to develop a long-term project on a high-stressed aquifer that will lead to sustainable and effective groundwater policies. The study area is an alluvial aquifer that was primarily used for agriculture production with an neighboring unplanned urban development that has increased the domestic / industrial water demand. Several pumping schemas were implemented on the area and have affected the groundwater levels and the water availability for agriculture.
This project is multiscope and considers these main axis:
Hydrogeology:
Hydrogeological mapping.
Hydrogeological monitor system implementation.
Groundwater modeling construction and calibration.
Groundwater extraction scenario simulation.
Regulatory officials / institutions:
Workshops with regulatory officials and key stakeholders about the water balance, water demand and simulations.
Involvement of third party institutions.
Search for funding of remediation / mitigation alternatives.
Communities:
Participation in all the field work.
Capacity building on basic hydrogeology.
Design of community tasks to improve the aquifer management.
Here is a video with the key topics of this project:
Study area
This is the proposed extension of the study area:
You can download the study area polygon from this link.
