Version 1
: Received: 14 May 2018 / Approved: 14 May 2018 / Online: 14 May 2018 (16:01:09 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 31 May 2018 / Approved: 31 May 2018 / Online: 31 May 2018 (16:47:27 CEST)
How to cite:
Saraswat, C.; Kumar, P.; Bhalani, P. Sustainability Assessment of the Groundwater Quality in the Western India to Achieve Urban Water Security. Preprints2018, 2018050199. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201805.0199.v1
Saraswat, C.; Kumar, P.; Bhalani, P. Sustainability Assessment of the Groundwater Quality in the Western India to Achieve Urban Water Security. Preprints 2018, 2018050199. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201805.0199.v1
Saraswat, C.; Kumar, P.; Bhalani, P. Sustainability Assessment of the Groundwater Quality in the Western India to Achieve Urban Water Security. Preprints2018, 2018050199. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201805.0199.v1
APA Style
Saraswat, C., Kumar, P., & Bhalani, P. (2018). Sustainability Assessment of the Groundwater Quality in the Western India to Achieve Urban Water Security. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201805.0199.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Saraswat, C., Pankaj Kumar and Prashant Bhalani. 2018 "Sustainability Assessment of the Groundwater Quality in the Western India to Achieve Urban Water Security" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201805.0199.v1
Abstract
Achieving water security and availability for all is the main agenda of the UN-Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030. To achieve the goal of water secure future in rapidly urbanizing cities, the sustainable water supplies are necessary. In the western part of India, the city of Surat is continuously growing and rapidly urbanized, which exerting massive pressure on groundwater water supply to meet increasing water demands. The study adopted the investigative approach, in which a total 33 groundwater samples were collected in and around the city from open, bore and dug wells and hand pumps. The selection of sampling sites was based on the land use signature, areas with a different depth of aquifers and different geological formations. After the hydrogeochemical analysis, the study evaluated the present state of the groundwater quality and determined the spatial distribution of groundwater quality parameters such as hardness, electrical conductivity, Cl −, pH, SO42-, and NO3 − concentrations. An interpolation technique, known as ordinary kriging, was used to acquire the spatial distribution of parameters of groundwater quality parameters. The result showed that the groundwater quality falls under class I (>25%) and class II (25 to75%) category. The study recommends that the groundwater in the study area is not suitable for potable purposes, especially without any improved onsite water treatment facilities but it is appropriate for the irrigation purposes in City.
Keywords
Water Security; Water for all; Groundwater assessment; Groundwater quality; Water scarcity
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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