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Numerical investigation of sustainable groundwater yields for theWiang Pa Pao aquifer system in northern Thailand |
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| Creator | 1. Phatcharasak Arlai 2. Manfred Koch 3. Arun Lukjan |
| Title | Numerical investigation of sustainable groundwater yields for theWiang Pa Pao aquifer system in northern Thailand |
| Publisher | Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology |
| Journal Vol. | 40 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 577 |
| Keyword | Wiang Pa Pao aquifer basin, groundwater model, sustainable yield, Thailand |
| URL Website | http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/index.php |
| ISSN | 0125-3395 |
| Abstract | Because of ongoing economic growth, the Kok River Basin in northern Thailand may suffer from near future waterstress and its long-term sustainable groundwater yield has to be put into question. Based on a recent hydrogeological investigationof the Wiang Pa Pao aquifer system, which is one of the subsurface units within the Kok River Basin, a 3D groundwatermodel was set up to evaluate the sustainable groundwater yield for the near future. Steady-state and transient calibrations of themodel were conducted for hydraulic conductivity, aquifer recharge, and storativity. The maximum allowable pumping rates toensure that water levels in the aquifer do not fall below 20 m from the surface in the next 20 years were computed for variousdistricts of the aquifer system. The results indicate that the present-day groundwater extraction rates may be exceeded by a factorof 100 during this time period before the sustainable yield constraint is violated. |
