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.; Dasgupta, R.; 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.v2
Saraswat, C.; Kumar, P.; Dasgupta, R.; 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.v2
Saraswat, C.; Kumar, P.; Dasgupta, R.; 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.v2
APA Style
Saraswat, C., Kumar, P., Dasgupta, R., & 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.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Saraswat, C., Rajarshi Dasgupta 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.v2
Abstract
Achieving water security and availability for all is among the principle agenda of the UN-Sustainable Development Goals. To achieve the goal of water security, particularly in rapidly expanding cities, identification of safe and sustainable water resources is an absolute necessity. The paper conducts an exploratory investigation in the hydro geochemical characteristics of groundwater and thereby, assess the suitability of groundwater as an alternative and reliable resource for public water supply in the Indian city of Surat. A total of 33-groundwater samples, selected on the basis of aquifer depth, land use signatures, were collected from open, bore, dug wells and hand pumps. 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. Based on the permeability index, result showed that 80% of the sampled groundwater quality falls under excellent class i.e. category I with PI value ranging from 1-24%, whereas the rest 20% of the samples has fallen under good class i.e. category II with PI value ranging from 25 to 75% on the suitability of water for irrigation. The results of this study outlines the unsustainability of groundwater for direct consumption, especially without any improved onsite water treatment, but it is appropriate for the irrigation purposes.
Keywords
Water Security, Groundwater assessment, Groundwater quality, India
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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