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Identification of potential sites for aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) in coastal areas using ASR performance estimation methods |
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| Authors: | Koen G Zuurbier Mark Bakker Willem Jan Zaadnoordijk Pieter J Stuyfzand |
| Institution: | 1. KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, 3433, PE, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands 2. Critical Zone Hydrology Group, Department of Earth Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081, HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3. Water Resources Section, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628, CN, Delft, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | Performance of freshwater aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) systems in brackish or saline aquifers is negatively affected by lateral flow, density effects, and/or dispersive mixing, causing ambient groundwater to enter ASR wells during recovery. Two recently published ASR performance estimation methods are applied in a Dutch coastal area, characterized by brackish-to-saline groundwater and locally high lateral-flow velocities. ASR performance of existing systems in the study area show good agreement with the predicted performance using the two methods, provided that local vertical anisotropy ratios are limited (<3). Deviations between actual and predicted ASR performance may originate from simplifications in the conceptual model and uncertainties in the hydrogeological and hydrochemical input. As the estimation methods prove suitable to predict ASR performance, feasibility maps are generated for different scales of ASR to identify favorable ASR sites. Successful small-to-medium-scale ASR varies spatially in the study area, emphasizing the relevance of reliable a priori spatial mapping. |
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