Management of Groundwater Resources Principles, Integrated Strategies and Trends

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Management of Groundwater ResourcesPrinciples, Integrated Strategies and Trends

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Michael Schneider

Freie Universität BerlinInstitut für Geologische Wissenschaften

Arbeitsbereich Hydrogeologiewww.fu-berlin.de/hydrogeologie

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Chapter I: Principles

Chapter II: Experiences and Trends in Europe


Groundwater Management

Assessment of interactions between groundwater exploitation and regional hydrologic system (surface water and groundwater)

Management of the quantity and quality of water for all purposes, including - drinking water- industrial water- irrigation water- recreational use

Resource management policies in reconciliation with:- environmental policies- agricultural policies- other economic policies


Questions in the Frame of Groundwater Resources Development

Wells: Locations? How many? Pumping rates?

Effect of the pumping scheme on local and regional water levels?

Long-term yield capability of the wells, the aquifers, the basin?

Undesirable side effects of the development, e.g. land subsidence, seawater intrusion, upconing of deep saline groundwater, dry wetlands ?


Failures in Groundwater Management

Management failures:Failures in the use and protection of groundwater resources

Institutional failures:Fragmented, conflicting and uncoordinated management

Market failures:Non-existant or inefficient demand management


Recharge Area

Discharge Area

Groundwater Basin

Dynamic Equilibrium in Natural Aquifers and Human Influence


Recharge rate

Time

Discharge rate

Water table

+

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Response of Recharge and Discharge to an increase in Groundwater Withdrawal

= resulting from the withdrawals of all wells in the basin

dS/dt: Rate of change of storage

Withdrawal rate

(according to: Freeze 1971)

increased pumping rates:= max. available induced recharge is attained= no stable recharge rate possible= only source: increased dS/dt= rapidly declining water table= maximum stable basin yield is exeeded

Optimal Groundwater Development ?Optimal Yield of a Groundwater basin ?


Concept of Groundwater Yield: The Scale Problem

Well yield: Maximum pumping rate of a single well without lowering the water level in the well below the pump intake

Aquifer yield: Maximum rate of withdrawal without causing an unacceptable decline in the hydraulic head in the aquifer

Basin yield: Maximum rate of withdrawal that can be sustained by the complete hydrogeologic system in a groundwater basin without causing an unacceptable decline in the hydraulic head in the aquifer

If pumping rates of all wells in a highly developed aquifer are equal to their well yield

Aquifer yield will be exeeded


Concept of Safe Yield

Safe yield of a groundwater basin:Amount of water that can be withdrawn from the basin annually without producing an undesired result. Any withdrawal in excess of safe yield is an overdraft (Todd 1959).

„undesired“ results (after Domenico, Kazman and others):- depletion of groundwater reserves- intrusion of water of undesirable quality- contravention of water rights- deterioration of the economic advantages of pumping- excessive depletion of surface waters by induced inflitration- land subsidence


Hydraulic Head (h)Water Quality

Groundwater System

Groundwater Recharge (QR)

h = f(QR, QD, QE, S, T, x, y, t)

Groundwater Management: Controlling and Monitoring

Natural Discharge (QD)

GW Withdrawal/Artificial Recharge (QE) Water Demand Management:- Pricing- Regulations, Laws- Demand Forecasting- Information and Education


Chapter I: Principles

Chapter II: Experiences and Trends in Europe


UNCED, Rio de Janeiro 1992: Agenda 21Chapter 18: Protection of Quality and Quantity of the fresh water resources

• Idea of sustainability: Integration of environmental aspects into different policy fields : Consideration of ecological, economical and social spects; consideration of the needs of all consumers

• Integrated management on the basis of catchment areas

• Sustainable food production: efficient use of water, protection of waters

• Consideration of total costs of all planning and exploitation activities

• Consideration of the effect of climate change

• Promotion of the international scientific cooperation and education

• Development of national activity plans: Demand for „local agendas 21“


European Union

EG-Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EG, 22.12.2000:

Report of the Commission 2002/0132:

Priorities for the cooperation with non-member states:• Integrated management of soil and water resources = key for a secure food production and water supply• Sustainable management of transboundary water resources• Education; Implementation of networks

• Implementation of a modern european water right• Groundwater body: protect, improve, remediate; Balance between withdrawal and recharge; Def. „available groundwater resource“

European Council of Göteborg/Committee for Economic and Social Affairs (21.2.2002):• „Sustainable development“ as a new vision for the future of Europe;

effective for employment and economic growth• Sustainable management in some cases not economic (under recent conditions)• Investment in education and research


Gw protection areawide; voluntary measures

Ecology + Economy + Social conditions

Exploitation of local resources

Groundwater contamination: Polluter pays

Participation of all relevant groups/persons

Reduction of groundwater withdrawal to a minimum; reduction of energy consumption

Source-oriented remediation measures

Protection of the water resources for future generations; Liberalization of the water market ?

Principles of a Sustainable Water Management:

Principle of regionalisation

Principle of integration

Principle „Polluter pays“

Principle of cooperation

P. of minimal resource exploitation

Principle of prevention

Source-oriented principle

Principle of „intergeneration“

(Federal Environmental Agency, Germany)

Management measures should be reversiblePrinciple of reversal


Trends in Water Management

Structural change in the water sector: Privatization and concentration of water supply companies („multy utility companies“)

World market for drinking water: 50 billion EUR/year (EU Comm.);increasing water consumption on global scale/water shortages/quality problems

Number of water companies per 1 mio consumers:Germany: 88; Netherland: 4.4; England: 0.7; France: 0.1

Drinking water consumption in Germany: 130 l/capita per day (constant); rising water prices

Consequences of privatization (economic pressure) for the quality of water supply are unclear

Demand for consideration of the principle of sustainability


Water works

Artificial groundwater recharge

Waste water treat. plant

Treated waste waterdischarge

Surface water treatment plant

(Kartengrundlage: Berliner Wasserbetriebe 1998)

Outwash Plain

Moraine (Till)

Moraine (Till)

Management of Water Resources in Berlin

Basic data:• Population: 3,6 Mio.• 127/180 l per capita per day

(-/+ industry)• Bank filtered water in raw water:

40-90 %• High percentage of treated waste water

in bank filtered water• Depletion of streamflow in river Spree

Water Budget:Recharge: in Mio. m3

• Natural gw-recharge: 150 • Artificial gw-recharge: 50• Bank filtration : 100-

180Withdrawal:

• Berlin Water Works: 250-260• Self-supplier: 10-18

Aspects of Sustainability: Berlin is „self-supplier“ Raw water treatment (no chlorination) Optimal network management Management of rainwater Decrease of water consumption = Protection of groundwater resources;

low depth to gw = „healthy climate“ in urban area Closing of water and material cycles: Precondition for a sustainable urban development


• Balance between Recharge and Groundwater withdrawal; concept of safe yield

• Consideration of time-dependent changes of R and D under increased pumpage

• Consideration of economic and social aspects

• Integrated management of soil and groundwater resources

• Consideration of climate change on hydrologic budgets

• Urban/Industrial areas: Closing of water cycles; if possible

• Agriculture: Reduction of water consumption

• Trend in Europe: Privatization and concentration in the water sector

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