Effect of unconventional water resources interventions on the management of Gaza Coastal Aquifer in Palestine

被引:0
|
作者
Al-Najjar, Hassan [1 ]
Ceribasi, Gokmen [2 ]
Ceyhunlu, Ahmet Iyad [2 ]
机构
[1] Sakarya Univ, Inst Nat Sci, Dept Civil Engn, TR-54187 Sakarya, Turkey
[2] Sakarya Univ Appl Sci, Technol Fac, Dept Civil Engn, TR-54187 Sakarya, Turkey
关键词
Gaza Coastal Aquifer; groundwater; modelling; seawater desalination; sustainability; wastewater reuse; SEAWATER DESALINATION; REUSE; SUSTAINABILITY;
D O I
10.2166/ws.2021.170
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The non-conventional water resources of seawater desalination, wastewater treatment, and stormwater harvesting are promising water resources to enhance the water supply and to cope with the groundwater depletion of the Gaza Coastal Aquifer (GCA). In total, the current daily operation of the short-term low-volume (STLV) seawater desalination plants produces 36,000 m(3) and on the large-scale perspective, the seawater desalination capacity is planned to lift from 150,000 to 300,000 m(3) per day by the years 2025 and 2035, respectively. The wastewater treatment and reuse activities are processed through three wastewater treatment plants with a total daily capacity of 130,000 m(3) which is proposed to be lifted to a capacity of 235,000 m(3) by the beginning of 2025. The stormwater collecting and harvesting supply the water sector by about 550-820 cubic meters per day. The proposed stochastic and artificial intelligence model that was developed in this study to simulate the interactive conditions between the groundwater and the water intervention plan show proper performance in terms of (r) = 0.95-0.99 and the root mean square error (RMSE) = 0.09-0.21. The model outputs reveal that the annual groundwater abstractions will reach 192 million cubic meters by 2040 with an annual increasing rate of +3%. By applying the model, the optimum utilizing of the unconventional water resources contributes positively to the recovery of the GCA which is experiencing a decline hot spot in the water level reaches to -19 m below mean sea level (MSL) and is expected to drop to -28 m MSL by 2040. The impact of unconventional water resources interventions was investigated by simulating the water table trend using stochastic models and artificial neural networks (ANNs) through three scenarios. The first scenario which addresses the non-intervention status indicates that the groundwater table will decline by -1.5% in the northern governorates and by -51% in the southern governorates of the Gaza Strip within 2020-2040. The second scenario demonstrates the impact of the existing water interventions which reveals an interim recovery in the groundwater balance until 2025 where the water consumption tends to increase rapidly. The third scenario illustrates the impact of applying the full water management intervention plan where the depression cone in the groundwater level will be restored by about +10 m.
引用
收藏
页码:4205 / 4218
页数:14
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Evaluation of the effect of water management interventions on water level of Gaza coastal aquifer
    Abualtayef, Mazen
    Rahman, Ghada Abdel
    Snounu, Ismael
    Qahman, Khalid
    Sirhan, Hasan
    Seif, Ahmed Khaled
    [J]. ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES, 2017, 10 (24)
  • [2] Evaluation of the effect of water management interventions on water level of Gaza coastal aquifer
    Mazen Abualtayef
    Ghada Abdel Rahman
    Ismael Snounu
    Khalid Qahman
    Hasan Sirhan
    Ahmed Khaled Seif
    [J]. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2017, 10
  • [3] Analysis of nitrate contamination of Gaza coastal aquifer, Palestine
    Almasri, Mohammad N.
    Ghabayen, Said M. S.
    [J]. JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING, 2008, 13 (03) : 132 - 140
  • [4] Ground water management of rafah coastal aquifer, Palestine
    Alibweini, M.S.M.
    Elkhedr, M.
    Qahman, K.A.
    Bekhit, H.M.
    Hassan, A.E.
    [J]. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, 2019, 66 (06): : 815 - 835
  • [5] Assessment of intrinsic vulnerability to contamination for Gaza coastal aquifer, Palestine
    Almasri, Mohammad N.
    [J]. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 2008, 88 (04) : 577 - 593
  • [6] Geological structure of the coastal aquifer in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Palestine
    Zaineldeen, Usama
    Qahman, Khalid
    Al-Dasht, Jehad
    [J]. ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES, 2014, 7 (10) : 4343 - 4354
  • [7] Geological structure of the coastal aquifer in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Palestine
    Usama Zaineldeen
    Khalid Qahman
    Jehad Al-Dasht
    [J]. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2014, 7 : 4343 - 4354
  • [8] A SIMULATION/OPTIMIZATION APPROACH TO MANAGE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN THE GAZA AQUIFER (PALESTINE)
    Alnahhal, Samir
    Afifi, Samir
    Qahman, Khalid
    Dentoni, Marta
    Lecca, Giuditta
    [J]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE XVIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN WATER RESOURCES (CMWR 2010), 2010, : 1209 - 1216
  • [9] A simulation/optimization study to assess seawater intrusion management strategies for the Gaza Strip coastal aquifer (Palestine)
    Dentoni, Marta
    Deidda, Roberto
    Paniconi, Claudio
    Qahman, Khalid
    Lecca, Giuditta
    [J]. HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL, 2015, 23 (02) : 249 - 264
  • [10] Health of Palestinians, water and coastal aquifer in Gaza Reply
    Sarsak, Reem
    Almasri, Mohammad N.
    [J]. LANCET, 2014, 383 (9924): : 1207 - 1208