Impact of intensive groundwater exploitation on an unprotected covered karst aquifer: a case study in Kermanshah Province, western Iran

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 17, 2016, Pages

  Taheri, Kamal ^a   Taheri, Milad ^b   Parise, Mario ^c  

^a Kermanshah Regional Water Authority   (Iran)

^b BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Groundwater over exploitation; Hydrogeology; Iran; Islam Abad; Karst

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DEEPWATER DRILLING; DRYING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LANDFORMS; SPRINGS (WATER); WATER RESOURCES; WATER WELLS; WELL LOGGING;

DEPTHS OF PENETRATION; GROUNDWATER EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER MONITORING NETWORKS; IRAN; ISLAM ABAD; KARST; KARST WATER RESOURCES; OVEREXPLOITATION;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; AQUIFER; DISEQUILIBRIUM; DRILLING; EXPLOITATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KARST HYDROLOGY; MONITORING SYSTEM; WATER BUDGET; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE; WELL WATER;

IRAN; KERMANSHAH;

EID: 84985994275     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-016-5995-5     Document Type: Article

References (65)

1. Allshorn SJL, Bottrell SH, West LJ, Odling NE (2007) Rapid karstic bypass flow in the unsaturated zone of the Yorkshire chalk aquifer and implications for contaminant transport. In: Parise M, Gunn J (eds) Natural and anthropogenic hazards in karst areas: recognition, analysis and mitigation, vol 279. Geol Soc, London, pp 111–122
2. Al-Taiee TM (2012) Kahrezes (Qanats)… A ground water harvesting technology in arid and semi arid regions. In: Proceedings of 3rd IWA specialized conference on “Water and Wastewater Technologies in Ancient Civilizations”, Istanbul, 22–24 March 2012, pp 14–22
3. Angelakis AN (2009) A brief history of water supply and wastewater management in ancient Greece. In: Proceedings of IWA specialized conference on 2nd international symposium on “Water and Wastewater Technologies in Ancient Civilizations”, Bari (Italy)
4. Ashby T (1935) The aqueducts of ancient Rome. Richmond IA Editions, Oxford
5. Atalay I (1999) Land use in the karstic lands in the Mediterranean region. Int J Speleol 26B(1/4):111–118
6. Bakalowicz M (2005) Karst groundwater: a challenge for new resources. Hydrogeol J 13:148–160
7. Birkle P, Torres Rodríguez V, González Partida E (1998) The water balance for the Basin of the Valley of Mexico and implications for future water consumption. Hydrogeol J 6(4):500–517
8. Bocchino B, Del Vecchio U, De Nitto L, Lo Mastro F, Marraffa M, Maurano F, Minieri G, Parise M, Ruocco M (2014) Increasing people’s awareness about the importance of karst landscapes and aquifers: an experience from southern Italy. In: Kukuric N, Stevanovic Z, Kresic N (eds) Proceedings of international conference and field seminar “Karst without boundaries”, 11–15 June 2014, Trebinje—Dubrovnik (Bosnia and Herzegovina—Croatia), pp 398–405
9. Bonacci O, Pipan T, Culver DC (2009) A framework for karst ecohydrology. Environ Geol 56:891–900
10. Brinkmann R, Parise M (2012) Karst environments: problems, management, human impacts, and sustainability. An introduction to the special issue. J Cave Karst Stud 74(2):135–136
11. Burdon D, Safadi C (1963) Ras-El-Ain: the great karst spring of Mesopotamia. An hydrogeological study. J Hydrol 1:58–95
12. Denizman C (1997) Geographic information systems as a tool in karst geomorphology: abstracts with programs. Geol Soc Am 29(6):290
13. DeWaele J, Gutiérrez F, Parise M, Plan L (2011) Geomorphology and natural hazards in karst areas: a review. Geomorphology 134(1–2):1–8
14. Ford DC, Williams P (2007) Karst hydrogeology and geomorphology. Wiley, Chichester
15. Gao Y, Alexander EC Jr, Tipping RG (2001) Application of GIS technology to study karst features of southeastern Minnesota. In: Beck BF, Herring JG (eds) Proceedings of 8th multi-disk conference on sinkholes and the engineering and environmental impacts of Karsts, Louisville, Kentucky, 1–4, Apr 2011, AA Balkema, Lisse, pp 83–88
16. Ghiglieri G, Oggiano G, Fidelibus MD, Alemayehu T, Barbieri G, Vernier A (2009) Hydrogeology of the Nurra region, Sardinia (Italy): basement-cover influences on groundwater occurrence and hydrogeochemistry. Hydrogeol J 17:447–466
17. Gutiérrez F (2010) Hazards associated with karst. In: Alcántara I, Goudie A (eds) Geomorphological hazards and disaster prevention. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 161–175
18. Gutiérrez F, Parise M, De Waele J, Jourde H (2014) A review on natural and human-induced geohazards and impacts in karst. Earth-Sci Rev 138:61–88
19. Han ZS (1998) Groundwater for urban water supplies in northern China—an overview. Hydrogeol J 6:416–420
20. Kačaroğlu F (1999) Review of groundwater pollution and protection in karst areas. Water Air Soil Pollut 113:337–356
21. Karimi H, Taheri K (2010) Hazards and mechanism of sinkholes on Kaboudar Ahang and Famenin plains of Hamadan, Iran. Nat Hazards 55:481–499
22. LaMoreaux PE, Hughes TH, Memon BA, Lineback N (1989) Hydrogeologic assessment—Figeh Spring, Damascus, Syria. Env Geol Water Sci 13(2):77–127
23. Laureano P (2001) Water atlas. Traditional knowledge to combat desertification. Bollati Boringhieri, Torino
24. Li X, Zhang L, Hou X (2008) Use of hydrogeochemistry and environmental isotopes for evaluation of groundwater in Qingshuihe Basin, northwestern China. Hydrogeol J 16:335–348
25. Mazzei M, Parise M (2016) On the implementation of environmental indices in karst. In: White WB, Herman EK, Rutigliano M, Herman JS, Vesper DJ, Engel SA (eds) Karst groundwater contamination and public health. Karst Waters Institute, vol 19, p 32. Leesburg, VA, USA
26. Milanović PT (1981) Karst hydrogeology. Water Resources Publishing, Beograd, Serbia
27. Milanović P (2002) The environmental impacts of human activities and engineering constructions in karst regions. Episodes 25:13–21
28. Musy A, Hingray B, Picouet C (2014) Hydrology: a science for engineers. CRC, Boca Raton
29. Newton JG (1987) Development of sinkholes resulting from man’s activities in the eastern United States. USGS circular 968, 54pp
30. North LA, van Beynen PE, Parise M (2009) Interregional comparison of karst disturbance: west-central Florida and southeast Italy. J Environ Manag 9(5):1770–1781
31. Parise M (2010) Hazards in karst. In: Bonacci O (ed) Proceedings of international interdisciplinary scientific conference on “sustainability of the karst environment. Dinaric karst and other karst regions”, Plitvice Lakes (Croatia), 23–26 Sep 2009, IHP-UNESCO, series on groundwater 2, pp 155–162
32. Parise M (2015) Karst geo-hazards: causal factors and management issues. Acta Carsologica 44(3):401–414
33. Parise M, Gunn J (eds) (2007) Natural and anthropogenic hazards in karst areas: Recognition, Analysis and Mitigation. Geological Society London, sp publ 279
34. Parise M, Sammarco M (2015) The historical use of water resources in karst. Environ Earth Sci 74:143–152. doi:10.1007/s12665-014-3685-8
35. Parise M, De Waele J, Gutierrez F (2008) Engineering and environmental problems in karst—an introduction. Eng Geol 99:91–94
36. Parise M, De Waele J, Gutierrez F (2009a) Current perspectives on the environmental impacts and hazards in karst. Environ Geol 58(2):235–237
37. Parise M, Bixio R, Burri E, Caloi V, Del Prete S, Galeazzi C, Germani C, Guglia P, Meneghini M, Sammarco M (2009b) The map of ancient underground aqueducts: a nation-wide project by the Italian Speleological Society. In: Proceedings 15th international congress of speleology, Kerrville (Texas, USA), vol 3, pp 2027–2032
38. Parise M, Closson D, Gutierrez F, Stevanovic Z (2015a) Anticipating and managing engineering problems in the complex karst environment. Environ Earth Sci 74:7823–7835. doi:10.1007/s12665-015-4647-5
39. Parise M, Galeazzi C, Germani C, Bixio R, Del Prete S, Sammarco M (2015b) The map of ancient underground aqueducts in Italy: updating of the project, and future perspectives. In: Parise M, Galeazzi C, Bixio R, Germani C (eds) Proceedings of international congress in artificial cavities “Hypogea 2015”, Rome, March 11–17, 2015, ISBN 978-88-89731-79-6, pp 235–243
40. Parise M, Ravbar N, Živanovic V, Mikszewski A, Kresic N, Mádl-Szönyi J, Kukuric N (2015c) Hazards in Karst and managing water resources quality. In: Stevanovic Z (ed) Karst aquifers—characterization and engineering. Professional practice in earth sciences. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-12850-4_17, Springer, pp 601–687
41. Piper AM (1953) A graphical procedure in the geochemical interpretation of water analysis. In: USGS groundwater note no. 12, p 63
42. Pourghasemi HR, Pradhan B, Gokceoglu C (2012) Application of fuzzy logic and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to landslide susceptibility mapping at Haraz watershed, Iran. Nat Hazards 63:965–996
43. Ravbar N, Kovačič G (2013) Analysis of human induced changes in a karst landscape—the filling of dolines in the Kras plateau, Slovenia. Sci Total Environ 447:143–151
44. Ravbar N, Sebela S (2015) The effectiveness of protection policies and legislative framework with special regard to karst landscapes: insights from Slovenia. Environ Sci Policy 51:106–116
45. Sazeh Ab Shafaq (2013) Karkheh watershed atlas project (KWAP), the study of revisiting water balance of Islam Abad watershed. Kermanshah Regional Water Authority, Bākhtarān
46. Sharma A, Singh AK, Kumar K (2012) Environmental geochemistry and quality assessment of surface and subsurface water of Mahi River basin, western India. Environ Earth Sci 65:1231–1250
47. Stevanović Z (2010) Utilization and regulation of springs. In: Kresic N, Stevanovic Z (eds) Groundwater hydrology of springs: engineering, theory, management and sustainability. Elsevier Inc., Amsterdam, pp 339–388
48. Stevanović Z (2013) Global trend and negative synergy: Climate changes and groundwater over-extraction. In: Proceedings international conference on “Climate Change Impact on Water Resources”, 17–18 Oct 2013, Institute of Water Manag J Cerni & WSDAC, Belgrade, pp 42–45
49. Stevanović Z (2015) Engineering regulation of karstic spring flow to improve water sources in critical dry periods. In: Stevanović Z (ed) Karst aquifers—characterization and engineering. Series: professional practice in earth science. Springer, Berlin, pp 490–530
50. Stevanović Z, Milanović S, Ristić V (2010) Supportive methods for assessing effective porosity and regulating karst aquifers. Acta Carsologica 39(2):313–329
51. Stevanović Z, Balint Z, Gadain H, Trivić B, Marobhe I, Milanović S et al (2012) Hydrogeological survey and assessment of selected areas in Somaliland and Puntland. Technical report no. W-20, FAO-SWALIM (GCP/SOM/049/EC) Project (http://www.faoswalim.org/water_reports) Nairobi
52. Taheri K (2005) Sinkhole hazards in Karst terrains (with emphasis on Sinkholes of Hamedan). West Regional Water Authority of Iran, Kermanshah (in Farsi)
53. Taheri K, Raeisi E (2010) Geology, hydrogeology & engineering of Karst resources of Iran, In: Proceedings of the first iranian national conference on applied research in water resources, Kermanshah, Iran. 392pp
54. Taheri K, Gutiérrez F, Mohseni H, Raeisi E, Taheri M (2015a) Sinkhole susceptibility mapping using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and magnitude–frequency relationships: a case study in Hamadan province, Iran. Geomorphology 234:64–79
55. Taheri K, Taheri M, Parise M (2015b) Unprotected karst resources in western Iran: the environmental impacts of intensive agricultural pumping on the covered karstic aquifer, a case in Kermanshah province. Geophys Res Abstr 17:1640
56. Taheri K, Taheri M, Gutiérrez F, Safari Komail M (2016) Sin-DRASTIC: a modified vulnerability mapping method for alluvial aquifer hosted by karst in the north of Hamadan province, west of Iran. In: Proceedings EUROKARST 2016, Universities of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
57. Thornthwaite CW (1948) An approach towards a rational classification of climate. Geogr Rev 38:85–94
58. van Beynen PE, Townsend KM (2005) A disturbance index for karst environments. Environ Manag 36(1):101–116
59. van Beynen PE, Brinkmann R, van Beynen K (2012) A sustainability index for karst environments. J Cave Karst Stud 74(2):221–234
60. Voudouris KS, Christodoulakos Y, Steiakakis E, Angelakis AN (2013) Hydrogeological characteristics of Hellenic aqueducts-like Qanats. Water 5:1326–1345
61. White WB (2002) Karst hydrology: recent developments and open questions. Eng Geol 65:85–105
62. Williams PW (2008) The role of the epikarst in karst and cave hydrogeology: a review. Int J Speleol 37:1–10
63. Wu S, Li J, Huang GH (2008) Characterization and evaluation of elevation data uncertainty in water resources modeling with GIS. Water Resour Manag 22(8):959–972
64. Zhou W, Beck BF (2011) Engineering issues on karst. In: van Beynen P (ed) Karst management. Springer, Dordrecht, pp 9–45
65. Zhou G, Esakia T, Mitania Y, Xiea M, Morib J (2003) Spatial probabilistic modeling of slope failure using an integrated GIS Monte Carlo simulation approach. Eng Geol 68(3–4):373–386