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Determining the recharging capacity of an injection well in a semi-confined alluvial aquifer


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1 Central Ground Water Board, Mid-Eastern Region, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Frazer Road, Patna 800 001
2 Central Ground Water Board, Mid-Eastern Region, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Frazer Road, Patna 800 001, India
 

Artificial recharge to groundwater is steadily assuming importance in the wake of the decline in water level in several parts of the country. Recharge through an injection well is the most suitable option of artificial recharge for semi-confined and confined aquifers, especially in urban and industrial areas as it requires little space. Recharging capacity of a well is an important criterion in deciding the number of recharge structures required for large-scale planning of artificial recharge. The present work focuses on determining the recharging capacity of a well in a semi-confined alluvial aquifer in the middle Ganga Plain, wherein it has been found that the actual recharging capacity is lesser than the product of the well-specific capacity and available pressure head.

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Alluvial aquifer, groundwater, injection well, pressure head, recharging capacity
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S. N. Dwivedi
Central Ground Water Board, Mid-Eastern Region, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Frazer Road, Patna 800 001
R. R. Shukla
Central Ground Water Board, Mid-Eastern Region, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Frazer Road, Patna 800 001, India
Rakesh Singh
Central Ground Water Board, Mid-Eastern Region, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Frazer Road, Patna 800 001, India
S. K. Adhikari
Central Ground Water Board, Mid-Eastern Region, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Frazer Road, Patna 800 001, India
K. A. Nambi
Central Ground Water Board, Mid-Eastern Region, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Frazer Road, Patna 800 001, India
S. S. Purty
Central Ground Water Board, Mid-Eastern Region, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Frazer Road, Patna 800 001, India
G. K. Roy
Central Ground Water Board, Mid-Eastern Region, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Frazer Road, Patna 800 001, India

Abstract


Artificial recharge to groundwater is steadily assuming importance in the wake of the decline in water level in several parts of the country. Recharge through an injection well is the most suitable option of artificial recharge for semi-confined and confined aquifers, especially in urban and industrial areas as it requires little space. Recharging capacity of a well is an important criterion in deciding the number of recharge structures required for large-scale planning of artificial recharge. The present work focuses on determining the recharging capacity of a well in a semi-confined alluvial aquifer in the middle Ganga Plain, wherein it has been found that the actual recharging capacity is lesser than the product of the well-specific capacity and available pressure head.

Keywords


Alluvial aquifer, groundwater, injection well, pressure head, recharging capacity

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv109%2Fi6%2F1177-1181