<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Groundwater flow of the basement terrains of the Ibarapa region was studied by carrying out pumping test and measurement of borehole inventory. The view was to identify the associated aquifer systems from the time-drawdown curves, quantify the estimable hydraulic properties and develop hypothetical models for the understanding of the groundwater flow in the area underlain by diverse crystalline bedrocks. Three aquifer types were identified namely, dual, leaky and regolith. The yield of groundwater in dual and leaky aquifers that dominated terrains underlain by amphibolite and gneisses was sustainable, but the discharge of regolith aquifers mainly associated with migmatite and granite terrains declined at late pumping stage. The transmissivities of the dual and leaky aquifers were between 2.02 and 11.65 m2/day, while those of regolith aquifers were mostly less than 1.00 m2/day. The average aquifer transmissivities in m2/day by bedrocks were: 6.85, 2.57, 0.76 and 1.72, correspondingly. The inter-relationships between transmissivities and groundwater discharge showed diverse aquifer representations, from sustainable high-yielding to unsustainable low-yielding types. Conscientious effort is, therefore, required for well construction in the area.</abstract>

Groundwater flow of the basement terrains of the Ibarapa region was studied by carrying out pumping test and measurement of borehole inventory. The view was to identify the associated aquifer systems from the time-drawdown curves, quantify the estimable hydraulic properties and develop hypothetical models for the understanding of the groundwater flow in the area underlain by diverse crystalline bedrocks. Three aquifer types were identified namely, dual, leaky and regolith. The yield of groundwater in dual and leaky aquifers that dominated terrains underlain by amphibolite and gneisses was sustainable, but the discharge of regolith aquifers mainly associated with migmatite and granite terrains declined at late pumping stage. The transmissivities of the dual and leaky aquifers were between 2.02 and 11.65 m2/day, while those of regolith aquifers were mostly less than 1.00 m2/day. The average aquifer transmissivities in m2/day by bedrocks were: 6.85, 2.57, 0.76 and 1.72, correspondingly. The inter-relationships between transmissivities and groundwater discharge showed diverse aquifer representations, from sustainable high-yielding to unsustainable low-yielding types. Conscientious effort is, therefore, required for well construction in the area.

Sustainability and Conceptual Groundwater Hydraulic Models of Basement Aquifers

Materials and Geoenvironment

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Groundwater flow of the basement terrains of the Ibarapa region was studied by carrying out pumping test and measurement of borehole inventory. The view was to...

Sustainability and Conceptual Groundwater Hydraulic Models of Basement Aquifers

Published Online: Feb 07, 2020

Page range: 87 - 98

Received: Sep 07, 2018

Accepted: Nov 13, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rmzmag-2019-0016

Keywords
groundwater, well-inventory, time-drawdown, aquifer-types, yield

© 2019 Olanrewaju Akinfemiwa Akanbi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Sustainability and Conceptual Groundwater Hydraulic Models of Basement Aquifers

Published Online: Feb 07, 2020

Page range: 87 - 98

Received: Sep 07, 2018

Accepted: Nov 13, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rmzmag-2019-0016

Keywordsgroundwater, well-inventory, time-drawdown, aquifer-types, yield

© 2019 Olanrewaju Akinfemiwa Akanbi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
groundwater, well-inventory, time-drawdown, aquifer-types, yield