Characterizing Groundwater Protection Zones

by William E. Kelly, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States,
Istvan Bogardi, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States,
Andras Bardossy, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Planning Now for Irrigation and Drainage in the 21st Century

Abstract:

A method is presented for using geoelectrical methods along with a supporting systems methodology to define aquifer and/or well head protection zones. The systems methodology utilizes geostatistics and multicriterion decision making (MCDM) to quantify the electrical measurements in terms of protection parameters and importantly to combine related and supporting measurement data with the electrical data. The protection properties of water table and leaky aquifers are defined in terms of electrical parameters. Geostatistics and MCDM are used to develop and apply (1) areal mapping procedures for the electrical measurements; (2) combining and mapping the electrical and other available data; (3) designing cost-effective measurement networks for geoelectric and combined measurements networks.

Subject Headings: Water leakage and water loss | Decision making | Wells (water) | Statistics | Hydro power | Parameters (statistics) | Groundwater quality

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