Analysis of Potential Site for Managed Aquifer Recharge Scheme in the Upper Greater Mae Klong Irrigation Project, Thailand

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Published: Mar 15, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35762/AER.2021.44.1.7
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Managed aquifer recharge scheme Groundwater banking Site suitability analysis Greater Mae Klong Irrigation Project

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Yutthana Phankamolsil
Environmental Engineering and Disaster Management Program, Mahidol University, Thailand
Areeya Rittima
Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom Thailand
Sasipong Rantasewee
Bureau of Groundwater Resources, Regional Office 2, Suphanburi, Thailand
Yutthana Talaluxmana
Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Kritsanat Surakit
Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom Thailand
Allan Sriratana Tabucanon
Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
Wudhichart Sawangphol
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Mahidol University, Thailand
Jidapa Kraisangka
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Mahidol University, Thailand

Abstract

This study developed a groundwater flow model to propose the possible Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) scheme for sustainable use of groundwater in the Upper Greater Mae Klong Irrigation Project, Thailand. The site suitability for MAR scheme was assessed through the GIS–based Multi–Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) using the Simple Additive Weighted (SAW) method. Five key relevant factors namely; groundwater drawdown, soil texture, depth to groundwater table, land slope and distance to surface water source were chosen as assessment criteria and reclassified for the analysis of site selection for MAR scheme. The results illustrate the potential site for the managed aquifer recharge scheme in the southwest of the Phanom Thuan Operation and Maintenance Project where soil texture is immensely sandy loam. The results of groundwater flow model also exhibit that 14 designated injection wells with discharge rate of 200 m3 d-1, each of which delineated in the potential area, can increase the hydraulic head in the aquifer ranging from 0.00–0.50 m during 2000–2016. In addition, a high increase of the hydraulic head in the aquifer is found nearby the locations of designated injection wells.

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Phankamolsil, Y. ., Rittima, A. ., Rantasewee, S. ., Talaluxmana, Y. ., Surakit, K. ., Sriratana Tabucanon, A. ., Sawangphol, W. ., & Kraisangka, J. . (2022). Analysis of Potential Site for Managed Aquifer Recharge Scheme in the Upper Greater Mae Klong Irrigation Project, Thailand. Applied Environmental Research, 44(1). https://doi.org/10.35762/AER.2021.44.1.7
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Vol. 44 No. 1 (2022): Jan.-Mar.
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